- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1. Decision Making
- •1. Give examples of everyday situations when you make decisions. Is it always easy for you to make a decision? Why?
- •2. What styles of business decision-making do you know? Complete the test2 and identify what your decision-making style is.
- •Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Fill in the gaps.
- •Make up short texts using the words given.
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Translate the paragraph in cursive.
- •Summarize the text in 100-150 words.
- •Role play an interview about decision-making process in the restaurant industry. Work in pairs and ask each other the following questions:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Paraphrase with synonyms:
- •Match words to make collocations consulting the text. Make you own sentences with the phrases.
- •Read the text to answer the following questions:
- •Explain the following concepts in English and translate them:
- •Find phrases in the text that mean the same:
- •Match words to make collocations consulting the text:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Draw a mind map of the text.
- •1. Underline the correct verb form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •2. Complete the sentences by putting the verb into present simple or present continuous. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •3. Complete the sentences by putting the verb into present simple, present continuous, future simple, future continuous or use the structure to be going to. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Ibm's decision to found computer compatibility system for the solution of its own problems
- •Describe a decision-making process using the notes below. Write at least 100 words.
- •Unit 2. Business Planning
- •1. Interview your partner in class and report what you have learnt.
- •2. Answer the following questions to make a decision about your own business idea. Compare and discuss your answers with the rest of the group.
- •2. Match definitions 1- 10 with terms a- j:
- •3. Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •4. Find the odd word.
- •5. Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Before you read the text discuss the following questions. Then, read the text and summarize the given recommendations.
- •Match headings with the paragraphs:
- •Match synonyms
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Define the terms in English:
- •In 50 minutes be ready to present your business plan to venture capitalists.
- •Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •Take notes of key ideas of the text by filling in the table:
- •Integrated business process management
- •Integrated business planning (ibp)
- •Translate the abstract “Business Model”.
- •Paraphrase the following words:
- •Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the correct form (Past Simple/Past Continuous/ Past Perfect Simple/ Past Perfect Continuous). The first sentence has been done for you.
- •2. Complete the sentences in your own way with Past Simple/Past Continuous/ Past Perfect Simple/ Past Perfect Continuous.
- •3. Underline the correct verb form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Include Managers in Strategic Planning9
- •Draw a business planning pyramid using the notes below and explain it. Write at least 100 words.
- •Unit 3. Marketing
- •Write down five things that come to your mind when you hear the word marketing. Discuss them with other students.
- •What is a marketing mix? Read and discuss the following questions.
- •Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Before you read the text discuss the following questions. Then, scan the text for answers.
- •Fill in the gaps in the text with subheadings and take notes of main ideas:
- •Match words to make collocations consulting the text. Translate the phrases.
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Define the terms in English:
- •Before you read the text discuss the following questions:
- •Read the text and take notes of key ideas. Summarize the text by filling in the table:
- •Translate the underlined phrases.
- •Match synonyms:
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Match collocations by consulting the text:
- •Define the concepts in English:
- •1. Complete the sentences by putting the verb into Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect Simple and Future Perfect Continuous. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Write a sentence (statement/question) using the time expression in brackets. Write something that you might say in real life, in a professional or personal context.
- •Unit 4. Operations Management
- •2. Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •3. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •4. Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •5. Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Read the text and discuss the questions:
- •Complete the text with sentences:
- •Describe Chrisler’s case.
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Match words consulting the text. Translate the terms.
- •Paraphrase with synonyms:
- •Define the terms in English:
- •Write the summary of the text in 100 words.
- •Read the text and title it. Take notes while reading the text:
- •Answer the questions after reading the text:
- •Draw an illustration/scheme of how to manage overproduction.
- •Translate the italicized abstract.
- •Paraphrase with synonyms:
- •Define the terms in English and translate them:
- •1. Decide if uses 1-7 are most associated with Future Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous or to be going to. Make an example sentence with each point. The first point has been done for you.
- •Put the verb into the more suitable form: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future Simple, to be going to. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Answer these questions, using different future forms and the following expressions.
- •Describe the manufacturing process of vehicles using the notes below. Write at least 100 words.
- •1. Harmony vs. Control: Americans Value Objections
- •2. Individuality vs. Collective: a Team Approach in China
- •3. Hierarchy: Why Titles Are Valued in Germany
- •4. Analysis vs. Action: Budget Processes Take Longer in Brazil
- •Switzerland – the Ideal Cultural Mix?
- •Unit 5. Quality Management
- •Define the term quality, quality management and total quality management (tqm) in business context.
- •Study the Six Sigma definition and discuss its aim.
- •Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Fill in the gaps.
- •Find the odd word.
- •Read the text and discuss the following questions:
- •Complete the text with the sentences:
- •Is Quality Still Relevant? New Solutions to Classic Dilemmas20
- •Match synonyms:
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Explain the terms in English and translate them:
- •Match words to make collocations from the text. Translate them:
- •1. Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Rephrase the sentences to make them more formal according to the model.
- •Describe a quality control process using the notes below. Write at least 100 words.
- •Unit 6. Project Management
- •Match definitions 1- 10 with terms a- j:
- •Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Read the text and complete it with subheadings:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Translate the abstract in cursive.
- •Locate the following words in the text. Find their synonyms in a dictionary.
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Explain the following word combinations and terms in English:
- •Match words to make word combinations from the text:
- •Before you read the text discuss the questions:
- •Read the text and answer the questions:
- •Title the text
- •Read the text and take notes of key ideas:
- •Match synonyms:
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Define the terms in English and translate them:
- •. Underline the correct verb form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •. Complete the sentences by putting the verb into the correct form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •3. Write answers to these questions using your own ideas. Begin as shown.
- •Describe a project management process using the notes below. Write at least 100 words.
- •Before reading the text, discuss in pairs or groups how you feel about English traditional weather-talk.
- •Read the text and discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 7. Risk Management
- •Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Fill in the gaps.
- •Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Give definition to each term and explain the table. Find the necessary information on your own.
- •Before you read the text discuss the following questions. Then, scan the text for more information:
- •Summarize the text in about 100 words, focusing on the topic, problem and main ideas. Fill in the table:
- •2. Choose a company or a project to talk about. Complete the following table and discuss it with the rest of the group. Be ready to answer any questions.
- •Summarize the text by filling in the table
- •Complete the sentences with a form of the verb in brackets. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •2. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Compare with a partner.
- •3. Write a sentence with If only I…
- •Informed Investment Planning with @risk and TopRank
- •Versatile Software Tools Underpin Enterprise Risk Management
- •Describe the process of risk management using the notes below. Write at least 100 words.
- •Unit 8. Administration
- •2. Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •3. Substitute the incorrect terms in bold with the suitable ones from exercises 1 and 2.
- •4. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Complete the text with subheadings:
- •Match words to make word combinations from the text:
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Paraphrase with synonyms:
- •Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could, couldn’t or be able to. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •2. Write a few sentences about the things in the following list, using details from your personal or professional life.
- •3. Underline the correct form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Write slides for a 7 minute presentation Careers in Public Administration.
- •Unit 9. Human Resources Management
- •Match definitions 1- 10 with terms a- j:
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Find the odd word.
- •Before you read the text discuss the following questions:
- •Read the text and take notes of the recommendations the author makes about manpower planning. Fill in the table. Write a 100-word summary of the text.
- •Complete the gaps with headings:
- •Match synonyms.
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Paraphrase with synonyms:
- •Define the terms in English:
- •Take notes while reading the text. Select main ideas about talent management and summarize them. Answer the questions:
- •Is Talent Management the Next Frontier for s&op?39
- •Explain the following concepts in English:
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •Match terms by consulting the text:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Write an annual report on the work done in an hr Department. Use the suggested structure below. Write at least 300 words.
- •Unit 10. Management and Logistics
- •Read the two definitions of management and discuss main differences between them. Which one do you think is the recent definition?
- •2. Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •3. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •4. Give synonyms to the following terms.
- •5. Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •6. Make up short texts using the words given.
- •Read the text to answer the following questions:
- •1. Underline the correct form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Reply to a job advertisement:
- •Unit 11. Supply Chain Management
- •Match definitions 1- 10 with terms a- j:
- •Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Fill in the gaps.
- •Find the odd word.
- •1. Answer the following questions with a partner.
- •2. State true or false. Explain your choice.
- •Take notes while reading the text. Select main ideas and summarize them. Describe the elements of inventory holding cost.
- •Inventory costs44
- •1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •3. Make one sentence from two. Complete the sentence with an -ing or –ed clause. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Draw a supply chain management cycle using the notes below and explain it. Write at least 150 words.
- •Unit 12. Goods Flow
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a-j:
- •3. Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •4. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Read the text.
- •Fill the table below by matching designations and explanations with their symbols. The first point has been done for you.
- •Define the following concepts in English:
- •Translate:
- •Match synonyms:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
- •Match words to make collocations from the text:
- •Complete the table with correct word forms:
- •1. Underline the correct word. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •2. Adjective or adverb. Underline the correct word. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •While you are reading the text, draw a chart illustrating the text.
- •Define the following terms in English:
- •Describe a goods flow using the notes below. Write at least 150 words.
- •Unit 13. Warehousing
- •Match definitions 1- 10 with terms a-j:
- •Find the odd word.
- •Substitute wrong terms in bold with correct ones from exercises 1 and 2.
- •5. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •Read the text and think of your own examples illustrating the modern trends of warehousing and the impact of the Internet on storage. Write a summary of the text.
- •1. Underline the correct answer. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Paraphrase the following phrases using the apostrophe s. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Make compound nouns from the nouns given in each group, use of where necessary. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Put the verb to be into the correct form in Present Tense and fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Write an email to an executive manager of a warehouse suggesting ways to improve teamwork there. Include all necessary details about the company, business and warehouse (150 words).
- •Unit 14. Transportation Management
- •Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •3. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •4. Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •5. Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •1. Underline the correct pronoun. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive or reciprocal pronoun where necessary. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Underline the correct pronoun. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Read the text and think of a title for it.
- •Summarize the text by writing out key characteristics of each type of zone.
- •Unit 15. Transportation Planning
- •Complete the table with the suggested characteristics and discuss them with your partner.
- •Fill in the table by matching the type of transport with its appropriate characteristics. Discuss the table.
- •2. Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •3. Give synonyms to the following terms.
- •4. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •5. Find the odd word.
- •6. Make up short texts (50-100 words) using the words given.
- •Discuss the following questions in pairs:
- •Underline the correct word. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Complete the sentences with one of the following words. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •3. Put the verbs into the correct form in present tenses. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Match the terms with the definitions. Discuss the definitions and illustrate them with real-life examples.
- •2. Give examples of storage units.
- •3. What does the selection of a storage unit depend on?
- •Read the text and take notes of key ideas. Answer the following questions:
- •Read the text and discuss the following questions:
- •10 Cultural Contrasts between us & Japanese Companies59
- •Unit 16. Financial Flow
- •2. Match terms 1- 10 with definitions a- j:
- •3. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.
- •4. Match the words from two columns to form a phrase.
- •Fill in the gaps consulting exercise 1.
- •Read the text bellow and answer the questions:
- •Title the text.
- •When reading fill in the table.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Underline the correct word. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Complete the sentences with quantity (of), number (of), amount (of), level (of), figures. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •1. If a Japanese person says they can complete the job, it is best to take them on face value.
- •2. From a Japanese perspective, the customer is God.
- •3. For the Japanese, the company conference room is not a place for discussion but rather somewhere to report progress.
- •4. A delay in reaching a decision is a not a reflection of a Japanese person’s inefficiency.
- •Unit 17. Logistical Services
- •Match definitions 1-10 with terms a-j:
- •3. Fill in the gaps.
- •4. Find the odd word.
- •5. Substitute the underlined wrong terms with correct ones from exercises 1 and 2.
- •Give definitions to the following terms in English:
- •Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs or adverbial phrases from the box. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Complete the sentences with at, in, on, over, to, under. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Answer the following questions. Read the text and check your answers.
- •Unit 18. Customer Service Management
- •1. Underline the correct option in each sentence. The first sentence has been done for you.
- •Make up sentences by following the instruction in brackets and using the words/phrases given in the box.
- •Before you read the text discuss the following questions:
- •Find synonyms from the text to the following words:
- •1. Decide what to write as a topic of this email. Reply to this email writing at least 100 words:
- •Unit 1. Decision-making
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 2. Business planning
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 3. Marketing
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 4. Operations Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 5. Quality Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 6. Project Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 7. Risk Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 8. Administration
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 9. Human Resources Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 10. Management and Logistics
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 11. Supply Chain Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 12. Goods Flow
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 13. Warehousing
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 14. Transportation Management
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 15. Transportation Planning
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 16. Financial Flow
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 17. Logistical Services
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 18. Customer Service
- •Vocabulary
- •Список литературы
- •54 Commercial Development of Regional Ports as Logistics Centres, United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2003.
- •57 International Logistics and Supply Chain Outsourcing: From Local to Global by Alan Rushto, 2007.
6. Make up short texts (50-100 words) using the words given.
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Reading 1
Discuss the following questions in pairs:
What does transportation mean in management?
What are the main modes of transportation on local and international markets?
What challenges are logistics managers facing now?
What are current innovative trends in transportation?
What other industries are involved in transportation?
Transportation
One major component of logistics process is the movement or flow of goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption, and perhaps their return as well. The traffic and transportation activity involves managing the movement of products and includes selecting the method of shipment (air, rail, water, pipeline, truck, and intermodal); choosing the specific path (routing); complying with various local, state, and federal transportation regulations; and being aware of both domestic and international shipping requirements. Transportation is often the single largest cost process. Therefore, it is an important component that must be managed effectively.
The five basic modes of transportation – motor, rail, air, water, and pipeline – provide movement of products. Each mode varies in its economic and service characteristics and has different cost structure based on product- and market-related factors. Logistics executives must be aware of the characteristics of each mode as well as various intermodal combinations, nonoperating third parties, and other options (e.g. piggyback, containers, freight forwarders, IMCs, shippers’ associations, brokers, UPS, parcel post).
Transportation, together with warehousing, adds time and place utility to products. It also affects many decision-making areas of marketing and logistics, including new product development, target market areas served, purchasing/procurement, facility location, and pricing.
In making traffic and transportation decisions, the logistics manager must consider the differences between the domestic and international markets. Mode availability, rates, regulatory restrictions, service levels, and other aspects of the transportation mix may vary significantly from one market to another. It is vital that the differences be known and understood so that an optimal transportation network can be established for each international market.
When logistics executives evaluate international transportation options, their decisions are usually based on the following: cutting transportation/distribution costs, freeing up or reducing staff, focusing on core business, acquiring outside expertise, improving customer service and satisfaction, avoiding capital expenditures, and using providers’ logistics information systems.
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Worldwide, the transport and logistics services industry are in strategic chaos. Diverse factors, ranging from those that arise from the industry itself to other allied market forces, have set in an industry-wide value migration. The key functionality, i.e. transportation of goods, no longer exists in the traditional sense. What only a decade back had seemed a pure asset-play, has now turned into a maze of new and competing institutional and business enterprise models.
The road haulers, the rail operators, the shipping companies, the airlines, the freight forwarders, the warehousing companies, the postal companies, the packaging and distribution companies no more want to see themselves tied down to their traditional business models based on single services. They now want to be seen as a “one-stop shop” offering mode-neutral or multi-modal cargo carriers in the form of an integrated 3PL company or a lead logistics provider (LLP), an integrated express logistics company or, to cap it all, a 4PL consultant to customers. Many of the companies have already moved into these new business areas in a well-orchestrated drive for top line growth.
On a wider horizon, the lines between a delivery company and a manufacturer are starting to blur as well. We are now talking of 4PL and 3PM (third party manufacturing) and have begun to realize both are moving in the same direction. While 3PLs bring in distinct distribution capabilities, the 3PMs bring in manufacturing capabilities, even if they are presently limited in scope, confined to high-tech and short-life cycle products.
Developments in the information and communications technology (ICT) are again playing a major catalytic role in improving the service quality and reducing the costs. Transport Management Solutions (TMS) today demand a dynamic and proactive approach to understanding these changing contours of the industry and market. The next generation TMS now appearing on the market are trying to do beyond providing mere discrete functionalities, and are increasingly aiming to deliver great benefits and attractive returns on investment to the transportation industry.
b. Locate the following words in the text and translate them:
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e. Fill in the gaps with prepositions consulting the text and make your own sentences with the phrases.
to comply __ state regulations
to be aware __ shipping requirements
to see themselves tied __ to their business
a drive __ top line growth
__ a wider horizon
to move ___ the same direction
to appear __ the market
to do something __ providing discrete functionalities
attractive returns __ investment
f. Complete the table with correct word forms:
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g. Translate the paragraphs in cursive.
Grammar
Pronouns/ determiners
Every/each
Either/both/neither
Anybody/nobody/somebody/ either/both/neither + verb