SPEAKING PRACTICE

1. A JOB INTERVIEW
- Why did you choose this specialty? Are you happy with what you are studying? Do you like the
subjects you have? How do you picture yourself in 10 years time?

- Which area would you like to work in? Why?

Inventory Planning and Management.
Warehousing.
Procurement of Goods and Services.
Packaging and Storage.
Transportation.
Sales & Customer service.
Customs procedures.
Etc.

- Which department would you like to work for? Why? Air freight, maritime, inland…

2. You work as a freight forwarded.

- Describe the different areas of your warehouse and their use.
- Is there a WMS? How does it work? Is it useful?
- Describe the racking system you have, its advantages and
disadvantages.
 Product description
Product and type: fruit, seafood, vegetables, dairy, textile-clothing, meat…
Perishable (pre-cooked, Processed (come in cans, jars, and packages),
root vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes and onions Frozen
vegetables and fruit are stored in a deep freezer where the temperature
is set at -18°C or less.
vs. Non-perishable).

Long or short expiry date?

How should they be kept? Refrigerated, frozen, ambient temperature,

vacuum-sealed…

Type of holding Container and type of container for transportation

COMMON TYPES OF FOOD
CONTAINERS
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
ACRONYMS-SPELLING-
DEFINITIONS
SKU
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a
technology that uses radio waves to
identify a tagged object. Radio
Frequency Identification works through a
small electronic device, usually a
microchip, that has information stored on
it. There are many different uses for the
technology, but it is commonly used in
tracking products, animals and currency.
HGV
A heavy goods vehicle (HGV), also large goods vehicle
(LGV) or medium goods vehicle, is the European Union
(EU) term for any truck with a gross combination
mass (GCM) of over 3,500 kilograms.
The gross combined weight rating or gross combination
weight rating (GCWR), also referred to as the gross
combination mass (GCM), gross train weight (GTW),
or maximum authorised mass (MAM), is the maximum
allowable combined mass of a road vehicle,
the passengers and cargo in the tow vehicle, plus the
mass of the trailer and cargo in the trailer.[1][2] This rating is
set by the vehicle manufacturer.
SOP
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is
a set of step-by-step instructions
compiled by an organization to help
workers carry out complex
routine operations.SOPs aim to achieve
efficiency, quality output and uniformity of
performance, while reducing
miscommunication and failure to comply
with industry regulations.
OEM
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
traditionally is defined as a company whose
goods are used as components in the
products of another company, which then
sells the finished item to users.
One of the basic examples is the relationship between an auto
manufacturer and a maker of auto parts. Parts such as exhaust systems
or brake cylinders are manufactured by a wide variety of OEMs. The
OEM parts are then sold to an auto manufacturer, which then assembles
them into a car. The completed car is then marketed to auto dealers to
be sold to individual consumers.
JIT
The just-in-time (JIT) inventory system is a
management strategy that aligns raw material
orders from suppliers directly with production
schedules. Companies use this inventory
strategy to increase efficiency and decrease
waste by receiving goods only as they need
them for the production process, which
reduces inventory costs. This method requires
producers to forecast demand accurately.

The JIT inventory system contrasts with just-in-

case strategies, wherein producers hold sufficient
inventories to have enough product to absorb maximum
market demand.
TEU
The twenty-foot equivalent
unit (often TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of
cargo capacity often used to describe the
capacity of container ships and container
terminals.[1] It is based on the volume of a 20-
foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a
standard-sized metal box which can be easily
transferred between different modes of
transportation, such as ships, trains and
trucks.
WMS
FIFO
FIFO (First In First OUT)
FIFO (First In First Out) is a term used to
describe the flow of inventory in the order
processing system. In this method of
inventory flow system, the inventories are
moved out of the system in the order of
their arrival.
LIFO - Last In, First Out
Conversely, this method means that the
most recent stock to come into your
warehouse should be sent out first.
BOL
ETA
FTL
BOL
COO
AWB