Eaton

1) Manufacturer of heavy vehicle axle and transmission components.

EASA

1) European Aviation Safety Authority. Proposed authority to harmonize aviation control and licensing standards in the EU.

‘E’ routes

1) System of principal route marking to be extended across Europe under the AGR Convention 1975 whereby major national routes (m-ways/autoroutes) are given additional E-route numbers, eg French national route A1 Calais/Paris, A6 Paris/Lyon, A7 Lyon/Orange, A9 Orange/ La Jonquera (on Spanish border) is additionally designated the E15 throughout.

e-shopping

1) Term for the business by which individual consumers (ie shoppers) order goods over the Internet for home delivery. See also Internet shopping.

e-logistics

1) Logistics and supply-chain operations being conducted via the Internet, especially the matching of shippers and carriers of goods and the transmission of documentation.

e-commerce

1) Same as above, but includes retail selling via the Internet – see also e-shopping below. A way to execute transactions and share information with other businesses, consumers or with government by using computer and telecommunication networks, including the Internet. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG).