This is a summary of all vocabulary that should be known in English for Logistics in the second year of Supply Chain management. This course is done on the basis of scans of a book, so it is actually linked to a book, but I don't know the title.
VOCABULARY LIST: ENGLISH
FOR LOGISTICS
Supply Chain Management, Arteveldehogeschool
Ewout Vermeersch
,Words from the first lesson
To scoff:
= speak to someone or about something in a scornfully or mocking way.
Convergence:
= the fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. come together: e.g. a convergence of
interests/opinions/ideas/technology
To be poised:
= ready to do a particular thing at any moment, on the brink of doing something
Persuasive:
= making you want to do or believe a particular thing
The equestrian age:
= The age when transportation was done by horses.
Disruptive (business or technology):
= changing the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective
way
Regulatory backing:
= supported by official rules or laws
Combustion engine:
= an engine that produces energy by burning fuel within itself
Irreversibly:
= in a way that is not possible to change or impossible to return to a previous condition
To tilt away:
= to move away from
, Unit 1
words
Warehousing the practice or process of storing goods in a warehouse.
Storage = Opslag
Transport = Transport
Delivery = Levering
Container = Container
Provide = Voorzien
Distribution = Distributie
Support = Ondersteunen
Maintenance = Onderhoud
Provision = Voorziening
To distribute = Verdelen
To deliver = Leveren
To purchase = aankopen
Carrier Company that transports or conveys goods
Freight forwarder Person that arranges documentation & travel facilities for companies
dispatching goods to customers
Supplier Company which supplies parts or services to another company; also
called vendor
Haulage contractor Company which carries goods by road
Courier Company specialised in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods
and packages
Consignee Person/firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been
shipped or turned over for care
Freight =cargo
System of moving goods
Negotiating = onderhandelen
Liaise Work closely together with somebody/ to connect
Customs clearance when customs officials agree to allow goods entering or leaving the
country
quotations =offerte
a formal statement setting out the estimated cost of a particular good or
service
synonyms
Supply provide
Advise inform about
Make sure ensure
Supervise check
Plan organize
Instruct train
Freight cargo
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