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Logistics on the Move
A new breed of logistics operator takes advantage of new technology to create new markets Logistics is a word most often seen on the side of trucks and is therefore mostly associated with the 1_____ of goods from one place to another. But it has a bigger meaning, the management of the flow of material through an organization from 2_____ materials to finished goods. It might sound a simple enough business moving things around but it is growing more complex as new technology and greater use of the 3_____ open new ways of passing around 4_____ and selling products. This has opened up many new 5_____ for the logistics industry. E-commerce has encouraged a new generation of logistics 6_____ to set up new companies. When you first 7_____ a new e-business it is cheaper and more efficient to outsource the packing and delivery of products. It also reduces the initial investment and 8_____ factor in setting up a new business. Good logistics also plays an important role in reducing the costly inventory problems of over 9_____ and guaranteeing that there are no interruptions in the supply 10_____. 1. travel, transport, export; 2. raw, basic, component; 3. email, software, internet; 4. news, stories, information; 5. ways, markets, products; 6. entrepreneurs, engineers, businessmen; 7. begin, launch, commence; 8. inventory, warehouse, materials; 9. filling, stocking, supplying; 10. links, flow, chain.
Exercise 46 Think of the form of transport you would choose for the following consignments and why? 1. A large consignment of cars from Hamburg to Dresden. 2. A small consignment of flour from Wales to London. 3. A consignment of diamonds from Cape Town to Cairo. 4. A large consignment of coal from Sheffield to Leeds (both in the north of England). 5. A cargo of bananas from the Caribbean to Dublin.
Exercise 47 Compare rail and air transport. Use the information given. Rail transportation
Air transportation
WORD BUILDING
Compound words (Складені слова) post office, sunrise, headache, face-lift
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