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lntroduction to logistics

Makea list of al[ the different areasof logistlcsyou canthink of by completingthe diagram
helow.

I Fivepeoplegivetheir definition ol logistics.Conrpletetlre sentencesusing the wordsf rom

the box.

provide. storage. supportr distribution. deliveryo maintenance

Logisticsmeansthat you manage the procurement and movement of goodsandthe

of inventorv.
z lt meansthe of the goodsthe customerneedsat the righttime,in the
rightplace,and of the rightquatity.
3 My definition is this:it's to plan,organize,
of logistics and manageoperationsthat
services andgoods.
4 - that'sthe purchasing,
Logistics maintenance, and reotacement of
materialandstaff.
5 Logisticsis the ptanning and of operations
suchas warehousing,
inventory,transport, procurement, s uppty,and
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2 Gompletethe foltowing table using the words from ejxerciseI

Noun

storage

distribution
l6 itomaintain
, transoortation
''-'.:'
8i purchasing

3 with the correctformof the wordsfromthe table.

ilow completethe sentences

7 ln my iob I overseethe of vehiclesand machinery.

2 Dotheyalso parcelsand packages on Sundays?
? Goodsarenormally boughtin the department.
4 We a z4-hourdeliveryservice.
Thiscompany only goodsby road.
6 We all ourgoodsin the warehouse.

4 iiatch the definitions(a-f) with thewords(r-6) betow.

r carrier n
z freightforwarder n
3 supplier n
4 haulagecontractor/haulier n
5 courier T
6 consignee l
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company whichcarriesgoodsby road

b personor firm namedin a freightcontractto whomgoodshavebeenshippedor turnedoverfor
care
c companythat specializesin the speedyand securedeliveryof sma[[goodsand packages
d companythat transportsor conveysgoods
e company whichsupplies partsor services
to anothercompany; alsocalledvendor
f personor businessthat arranges documentation andtravelfacilitiesfor companies
dispatching
goodsto customers
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5 Listento threepeopledescribing
theiriobsin togistics:a warehousemanager, a freight
forwarder,anda shippingoperationsmanager.lllatcheachiob to the correctperson.

5 l{ow tisten again and completethe sentences.

Personr
1 My job is to of goodseitherby sea,air,road,or rail.
the transport
z An important partof thejob is withcustomer requests
aboutthe most
suitablemodeof transport.
3 My responsibilities
alsoinclude goodshippingrateswithshippinglines
andtransportcompanies.
4l customs clearanceon behatfof my clients.

Personz
5 InmyjobI haveto thatthe cargois not damaged
onboardthe shipor
whileloadingor unloading.
6l on shippingratesand preparequotationsfor our salesoffice.
customers

Person3
7 Anotherpartof my job is to with departments
suchas transportand
production.
8 Apartfromthat, I thatvehicles,
machines,andanyotherkindof
equipmentaremaintained to a highlevet.
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7 ilatch theverbs(r-a) with the activities(a-h) to makephrasesfromthe recordings.

Thentisten
againto checkif necessary.

r book T
z consolidate tr
3 deal T
4 keep T
5 make I
6 use n
7 check T
8 take care TI

a a numberof shipments underonebil[of lading

b bookingreservations
c that healthand safetystandards are maintained
d moderncomputersystems
e spaceon a ship,train,lorry,or plane
f whereto put them in the warehouse
g an eyeon the budget
h with all the necessary
documentation

I Work with a partner to descrtbetwo different jobs. The phrases in the bor wilt help you.

PartnerA til€ or, p. 7r

Li PartnerB Fileo9, p.7z

Questions
Whatdo you do?
What'syour line of work?
Whatdoesyour iob involve?
Descrlbingjobs
I work for a major shipping compqny.
I work in the regionol depot.
Describingresponsibilities
I'm responsiblefor ...
ln my job I have to ...
My job involves...
Remember...
You workfor or of a company.
You work in an area or a department.
Youare responsiblefor or in chargeof something.
Herearesomeusefulverbsfor describing keyjob responsibilities:
to advise to oversee
to prepare to provide or supply
to train to ensure
to manoge to review
to estimate to liaise with
to monitor to orgonize
to carryout
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9 Replace verbswithwordsfromthe boxthat havethesamemeanlng.

the underlined
'' .: :. .,,,..:,':.,,:,'r:1,].],,,.,,...,.. :: :. l
.. . .:i,,,,'.,r,,:::,::,1ili:]::ll.:,,1:l,l
provide. train . organize. ensure. informabout . check

r Wesupplvsoftwarefor the carindustry.

z I oftenadviseclientson the mostsuitabletransportmethod.
3 In my job I haveto makesurethat passengers arriveon schedule.
4 My job is to supervise
incominggoods.
5 | alsoplanthetransport of goods.
6 | instructstaff.

1O Comptetethe form with your own job detaits.Usecompletesentencesand expressionsfrom

this unit.

Jobprofile:
Company: I worK
for

Jobtitte:
Mainresponsibilities:

3-5 keyactivities:

ACT IVIT IES

T A I K I l { G A B OUTREGUL AR

WhentatkingaboutgeneraIfactsand describing whatwe normalty

do,
we usethe presentsimple.lt is oftenusedwith wordsthat sayhow
oftensomethinghappens,e.g.usually,often,always,sometimes,every,
etc.We usethe verbdo to makequestions and negativestatements:

I workfor on internationallogisticscompany.
He usuollyspendsa lot of time with his customers.
Do you ship goods to Asia?
He doesn'twork in the Europeanoffice.
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n Lo eis t ic s

11 put thewordsin theright order.Usethecorrectformof theverb.

1 an exceltent/ provide/ delivery service / my company.

2 you/ how much/ handleI cargo/ peryear?
3 to othercountries / not ship/ we / chemical products.
4 responsible for/ be/ the warehouse manager I alsolvehicles
andmachinery.
5 to foreigncompanies / carparts/ this vendor / suppty ?
6 usually/ arrange / for companies / a freightforwarder / documentation.

1 2 Workwith a partner.Followthe stepsbelowto practisethis diatogue.

A AskB whathe/shedoes.
B Respond. TetlA whereyouwork.
A AskB to giveyousomedetailsaboutthe job.
B TettA aboutyourmainjob activities. job.
ThenaskA abouthis/her
A Respond. Describeyourjob activities.

1J Completethe crcsswordpuzzlewith wordsfrom this unit.

Across
4 Anotherword for freight. tr
5 Whatyou storein the warehouse.
6 Workcloselytogether withsomebody.
T
T
Down
r Anotherword for organize.
T
z To giveinformationaboutthe price.
3 Anotherword for supervise.
5 Sendgoods.
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Readthis article and answerthe questions.

CHINA'S BOOMINGEXPORTBUSINESS

China'seconomyis developing
at a rapidpacewith double-digit
growthratesin exportbusiness
and an expectedincreaseof40 per
cent by 2O7O.Withan estimated
tradevolumeof nearly2 trillionUS
dollarsin 20O6,Chinahandles
morecargothan anyothercountry
in the world.Giventhesegrowth
rates,it is not surprisingthat the
Chineselogisticssectorincreased
by morethan 12 percent lastyear.

In orderto supportthe booming

industry,the government is
currentlyinvestingmassivelyin
the country'sinfrastructure.
Over
the nextfew years,the Chinese
government wantsto improveand
extendthe existingroadand railway
networksas wellas maritime
harboursand airoorts.

Fortransportlogistics,Shanghaiis one of the mostattractivelocationsin China.lt

is the secondlargestcityin the countryand hasgoodlinksto the most important
industrialregions.AndShanghaiis also a modernandwelcominghostfor visitors
andbusinesspeoplefromChinaandaroundthe world.

1 Doyou knowanyothercountrieswithconsiderable exportgrowthrates?

play
Howdoeslogistics an important rotein a country's
economy?
Whatdo you knowaboutthe logistics
industryin yourcountry?