Comprehension

Exercise 4. Tell what sentences are true and what are false.

1. Many companies have not become very proficient at supplying products throughout the world. 2.The information system has to coordinate a distribution network which consists of transportation services. 3. Logistics is not the organized movement of materials and people. 4.

Exercise 5. Find the second half of the sentence.

1. Logistics is supply, distribution and replacement of…

2. Large firms have the resources and economies of larger scale…

3. From the logistical system viewpoint, three factors are fundamental to transpor­tation performance:

4. The logistics capabilities of a firm can only be as good as its …

5. The Internet is one of the most popular supply of…

Exercise 6. Translate these questions and answer them

1.What does logistics exist for in the context of supply chain management? 2. What areas of logistical work do you know? 3. What is the objective in inventory strategy? 4. What three fundamental factors of transportation performance do you know? 5. How do you understand the notion "facility network"? 6. Why has transportation traditionally received considerable managerial attention?

Exercise 7. Try to tell the gist of the text.

Word study

Exercise 8. Translate the following word-combinations.

Flexible logistics systems, ability to offer diverse products to an expanded market, proficient at supplying products throughout the world, to recognize opportunities, an information system, to supply of goods and materials, large logistical problems, information system, productivity improvements, inventory savings, space saving, extra customer service profit, can be retrieved, the distribution chain, the functions of transportation, storage and warehousing, distribution network ,to offer a package of services.

Exercise 9. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words.

Management, logistics, distribution, inventory, storage, returns, transported, warehouse

1.We know … to be a detailed list of goods, parts, equipment, etc. 2.Small profits and quick … is the motto(девіз) for shops that rely on large sales and quick turnover. 3. In the same way, Toshiba might contract with a …………….. firm so that television sets and other products could be picked up from the factory, taken to a …, perhaps repackaged, and then … to stores in other countries. 4.Many companies are interested in improving customer service through better inventory …. 5. As a rule, an unproductive………..chain results in a higher total inventory cost. 6. NAVAIR wants logistics data to be converted to digital from for storage in a “virtual”…………facility – a single set of consolidated databases that could be accessed by sailor aboard ship, support engineers at shore and program managers.

Exercise 10. Arrange the following words in pairs according to:

a) similar meaning:

to define, to damage, dimension, to affect, beverage, to defend, to influence, purpose, to tamper, to determine, aim, drink, to protect, size.

b) opposite meaning:

to unload, to protect, retail, increase, out, to load, top, wholesale, decrease, bottom, to tamper, into

Exercise11. Translate these sentences into English..

1.Коли починається виробництво товарів та послуг, з’являється механізм обміну цих товарів та послуг. 2. Задоволення потреб та послуг споживачів – основне завдання виробництва. 3. Місце розташування виробництва товарів та споживання цих товарів рідко збігається. 4. Багато товарів виготовляється у сподіванні на майбутній попит у споживачів. 5. Споживачі потребують невелику кількість якісних товарів.

Exercise 12. Translate these sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the active vocabulary of the text.

1. Logistics is the organized movement of materials and, sometimes, people. 2. The term was first associated with the military but gradually spread to cover business activities. 3. The logistics aspects of the distribution chaine in any organization relate to the use of information to manage more effectively the functions of transportation, storage, warehousing, and freight forwarding (пересилання товарів). 4. Companies within the logistics sector distinguish themselves by the totality of the services they offer. 5.The information system has to co-ordinate a distribution network which consists of transportation services between suppliers to factories, factories to storage facilities, ports and warehouses, storage services in the warehouses, transportation, a trade organization based in the United States defined logistics as “the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements” 6. Choice of packaging materials also is influenced by concerns for environmental protection. 7. The information on package labels is heavily regulated by the federal government. 8. Labels for food, drugs, and health and beauty products come under the authority of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1980. 9. This act empowers the food and Drug Administration to check the accuracy of product ingredients as reported on labels. 10. The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966 also requires labels to include the product name, name and address of the manufacturer or distributor, and the net quantity of product contained in the package.