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  • Union Shop

    An employment setting in which all workers must join the union usually within 30 days after being employed. (Business, 2002)

  • Unit Cost

    The cost of a unit of product or service, found by dividing the total costs for a given period of operation by the number of units produced in that period of operation.

  • Unit Labor Cost

    Hourly wage rate divided by output per labor-hour. (Schiller, 2000)

  • Unit of Measure

    A measure of packaging (e.g., carton, box, bottle).

  • Unit of Order

    CANADIAN Order quantity, such as carton, box, bottle.

  • Unit Price

    The cost per unit of a product or service; e.g., price per ton, per labor hour, or per foot.

  • United Nations’ Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

    The United Nations facilitated the development of a uniform body of law to govern contracts for the international sale of commercial goods. Commonly referred to as CISG, its objective is much like the Uniform Commercial Code, projected to the international level. The CISG does not apply to the purchase of services. (Burt, Dobler, & Starling, 2003)

  • United States Code (USC)

    A consolidated and codification of all the general and permanent laws of the United States. The code provides an organized system for finding federal laws by title headings, primarily alphabetical and section. As officially published, the code is generally updated and reissued every six years. (Nash, Schooner, & O’Brien, 1998)

  • Universal Product Code (UPC)

    The UPC symbol is the barcode representation of the GTIN-12 which consists of twelve numeric characters that uniquely identify a company’s individual product. (GTIN Info)

  • Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC)

    An independent entity formed to govern and administer the Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) and the Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) certification programs. This non-profit organization was jointly established by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP) and the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) in 1978. The UPPCC is composed of members from the California Association of Public Procurement Officers (CAPPO), Florida Association of Public Procurement Officers (FAPPO), National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP), and the National Procurement Institute (NPI). The UPPCC is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and revising program requirements as well as developing and approving content for the certification examinations.

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