Деловой иностранный язык Логистика

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LOGISTICS OCCUPATIONS

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The logistics industry

The Management of Business Logistics defines logistics: “…ensuring the availability of the right product, in the right quantity and the right condition, at the right place, at the right time, for the right customer, at the right cost.” These are also known as the seven Rs.

As the quote above indicates, logistics is the many steps required to move goods or products and related information from the source of raw materials supply, through the producer or manufacturer, to the final point of delivery, the consumer. These goods and products can be almost anything, including clothing, electronic equipment, food or medical supplies. Logistics is what keeps the shelves stocked in supermarkets, gets your package to your sister in time for her birthday, and ensures your customers receive the goods they ordered. Logistics failures can cause anything from minor inconvenience to major financial losses for a company.

Although it has existed in military operations for hundreds of years, logistics as a business discipline is relatively new. It became part of the modern business world after World War II, with the need to integrate the management of inventory, transportation and warehousing.

Today, logistics is used to manage multi-firm global supply chains, from raw materials to delivery of the finished product to the consumer.

Specifically, logistics involves forecasting and planning, purchasing, procurement, inventory management, stock control, scheduling, distribution, order processing, storage and transportation, freight forwarding and other complex functions. A lot of people are employed in logistics sector. Occupations include everything from truck driver, dispatcher to transportation manager, purchasing and inventory clerks, customs broker to business analyst.

1. Найдите в тексте следующие слова и словосочетания и напишите их английские эквиваленты.

Обеспечивать наличие чего-л., потребитель, требовать, производитель, источник сырья, пункт доставки, неудобство, финансовые потери, складирование, перевозка, цепочка поставок, доставка конечного продукта потребителю, прогнозирование, планирование, снабжение, управление материально-техническим снабжением, складской учёт, планирование сроков, распространение, обработка заказов, складирование, экспедирование грузов, водитель грузовика, экспедитор, таможенный брокер.

2. Сопоставьте слова (1-13) и их значения (a-m).

1) field personnel a) to carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes over a period of time

2) requisition order b) staff who work away from the head office

3) to compile c) to watch and check

4) to monitor d) formal written demand for something

5) to oversee e) to collect and put together information

6) to ensure f) the process of storing large amounts of goods in a warehouse

7) consumer g) a person, company, or country that makes, grows or supplies goods, foods or materials

8) warehousing h) the act of ordering and buying the equipment, supplies, services etc needed by a company or other organization

9) supply chain i) the basic materials from which a product is made

10) producer j) someone who buys and uses goods and services

11) raw materials k) the entire stock of a business, including raw materials, components, work in progress and finished product

12) inventory l) to make certain that smth happens or is done

13) procurement m) a series of processes involved in supplying a product to someone

3. Закончите предложения, употребляя слова данные ниже. Переведите предложения письменно на русский язык.

producers procurement supply chain distribution purchasing

freight forwarders raw materials inventories warehousing forecasting

1. Companies have cut _________ sharply since the downturn began.

2. Many ________ are being forced to cut costs and use cheaper materials.

3. We are concerned about the rising cost of__________.

4. During the different stages in the __________, distributors and suppliers frequently have conflicting goals.

5. Economic ____________ is not an exact science.

6. She is the company’s __________ manager.

7. The cost of packaging and _________ ranges from $3 to $4 per videotape.

8. The steel industry depends on a regular supply of __________.

9. We act as __________ but often use small subcontractors to actually transport goods from one location to another.

10. She has responsibility for the ___________ of equipment in the company.

4. Сопоставьте слова (1-6) и их значения (a-а).



1) courier a) person or business that arranges documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers

2) consignee b) company which carries goods by road

3) carrier c) company which supplies parts or services to another company; also called vendor

4) freight forwarder d) person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care

5) supplier e) company that transports or conveys goods

6)haulage contractor/haulier f) company that specializes in the speedy and secured delivery of small goods and packages