который был одет в синие джинсы и белую хлопчатобумажную рубашку с французскими манжетами.
“ Г-н Окуда - лучший бизнесмен в Японии”, - сказал г-н Хаяси.“ Если он действительно серьезно относится к движению без галстуков, отец дома должен продемонстрировать это сам”.
Но что произойдет, если в следующий понедельник утром легионы в деловых костюмах войдут в поезда Токио, как будто ничего не произошло? Следующим шагом могут стать случайные, необъявленные офисные рейды полиции моды.
Unit 16. Logistics
Task 1. Match the following English words and phrases from text A with their Russian equivalents:
1) flow of goods |
a) цепь добавочной стоимости |
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продукта |
2) the Council of Logistics |
b) соответствовать требованиям |
Management |
заказчика |
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3) integrated planning |
c) собирать и обрабатывать |
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заказы |
4) simulation software |
d) царство логики |
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5) realm of logistics |
e) программное обеспечение |
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для моделирования |
6) to aggregate and process |
f) интегрированное планирова- |
orders |
ние |
7) to conform to customer re- |
g) Совет |
quirements |
материально-технического |
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обеспечения |
8) value-added chain |
h) поток товаров |
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Task 2. Read and translate text A.
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the goods flow between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet some requirements, for example, of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics can include physical items, such as food, materials, animals, equipment and liquids, as well as abstract items, such as time, information, particles, and energy. The logistics of physical items usually
involves the integration of information flow, material |
handling, |
production, packaging, transportation, inventory, warehousing, |
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security. The complexity of logistics can be modeled, analyzed, visualized, and optimized by dedicated simulation software. The minimization of the use of resources is a common motivation in logistics for import and export.
The prevalent view is that the term logistics comes from the late 19th century: from French logistique (loger means to lodge).
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines logistics as "the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities , or supplies", and the Oxford Dictionary on-line defines it as "the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation". As such, logistics is commonly seen as a branch of engineering that creates" people systems" rather than "machine systems".
According to the Council of Logistics Management (CLM), logistics includes the integrated planning, control, realization, and monitoring of all internal and network-wide material, part, and product flow, including the necessary information flow, industrial and trading companies along the complete value-added chain (and product life cycle) for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements.
Logistics is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the effective and efficient flow of goods and services from the point of origin to the point of consumption.
Academics and practitioners traditionally refer to the terms
operations or production management when referring to |
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transformations taking place in a single business location |
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restaurant or even bank clerking) and reserve the term logistics for activities related to distribution, that is, moving products on the territory. Managing a distribution center is seen, therefore, as pertaining to the realm of logistics since, while in theory the products made by a factory are ready for consumption they still need to be moved along the distribution network according to some logic, and the distribution center aggregates and processes orders coming from different areas of the territory.
Task 3. Match the following words from the text with their definitions:
1) management |
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refers |
to the goods |
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materials that |
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a business holds |
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ultimate purpose of |
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organizations) |
resale (or repair). |
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2) warehouse |
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products for distribution, storage, sale, and |
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3) transport or |
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transportation |
and goods from |
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4) packaging |
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Task 4. Find in the text synonyms and antonyms for the following words. The words are given in the same order as in the text.
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SYNONYMS |
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ANTONYMS |
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request (n) |
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off-line (adj) |
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client (n) |
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common (adj) |
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application (n) |
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passive (adj) |
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corporation (n) |
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ineffective (adj) |
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synchronization (n) |
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inefficient (adj) |
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sequence (n) |
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untraditional (adj) |
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change (n) |
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same (adj) |
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Task 5. Complete the sentences using the following words or phrases from the text and translate them: export, planning, a branch, management, coordination
1)Logistics is the …. between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet some requirements, for example, of customers or corporations.
2)The New Oxford American Dictionary defines logistics as "the
detailed … of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies".
3) Logistics is commonly seen as … of engineering that creates "people systems" rather than "machine systems".
4) According to the Council of Logistics Management, logistics includes the integrated…, control, realization, and monitoring of all internal and network-wide material, part, and product flow, including the necessary information flow, industrial and trading companies along the complete value-added chain (and product life cycle) with the purpose of conforming to customer requirements.
5) The minimization of the use of resources is a common motivation in logistics for import and …
Task 6. Complete the sentences using the following prepositions: in, of, for, from.
1) The resources managed … logistics can include physical items, such as food, materials, animals, equipment and liquids, as well as abstract items, such as time, information, particles, and energy.
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2)The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration … information flow, material handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and often security.
3)The complexity … logistics can be modeled, analyzed, visualized, and optimized by dedicated simulation software.
4)The prevalent view is that the term logistics comes … the late 19th century
5)Academics and practitioners traditionally refer to the terms operations or production management when referring to physical
transformations taking place … a single business location (factory, restaurant or even bank clerking)
6) The distribution center aggregates and processes orders coming from different areas … the territory.
Task 7. Rewrite the sentences, putting the verbs in the passive voice.
As such, logistics is commonly( see) as a branch of engineering that creates "people systems" rather than "machine systems".
1)The confirmation of the order……….( write) by our client. 2)Logistics ………………......... (develop) all over the world. 3)This order ……………………………... (accept) last week. 4)All the papers ……………………………( sign) tomorrow.
5)Several mistakes……………... (make) by the new manager.
Task 8. Translate the following text into English using the dictionary:
1.Когда вы хотите что-то купить, вы это заказываете или размещаете заказ. Когда товар готов, он вам отправляется.
2.Накладная – это документ, который показывает сумму, необходимую заплатить.
3.Денежный поток – постоянная проблема. Я получаю материалы от поставщика на условиях 30-дневной оплаты, но я поставляю большим компаниям, которые платят мне на условиях 60дневной оплаты.
4.За некоторые виды новых вин, вы можете заплатить специальную
цену авансом и ждать доставку в течение 10 месяцев.
5. Маленькие компании жалуются на то, что большие компании зло-
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