Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Логистика и управление цепями поставок) - страница 14
13. Use past simple or present perfect forms of the verbs given in brackets (See Language Notes):
1. Yesterday they .........>1 (transfer) of structured data from one computer system to another.
2. Recently we .......>2 (work) out a Continuous Replenishment Program.
3. Last year the company .........>3 (implement) Advanced Order Management.
4. Since 2005 Enterprise Resource Planning ......>4 (use) at the factory.
5. RFID already ......>5 (cause) a fair degree of controversy and .......>6 (prompt) campaigns by privacy groups.
6. Move to a true Just-In-Time strategy ......>7 (change) the attitude: “We are doing alright, don’t risk it” .....>8 (replace) “What we need to do and how do we make it happen”?
7. You ever .....>9 (check) the stock-keeping unit?
8. The warehouse management system .........>10 (implement) 3 months ago… >11 (help) the employees work effectively on all stages.
9. Collaborative Planning and Forecasting Replenishment .....>12 (improve) the work of logistics provider.
10. Our project already.....>13 (create) a network of sensors deployed at sites in the vicinity of applications that rely on the GPS signal.
11. We never .....>14 (use) total quality management. Why shouldn’t we try?
14. Retell the article “Why the EU is worried about RFID” according to the plan:
A. The radio tags have prompted campaigns by privacy groups, street demonstrations in Europe, and conspiracy theories.
B. European Commission held a series of workshops in Brussels as part of a consultation over the technology.
C. Most business cases for RFID don’t involve the consumer, but are based around back-end systems and the logistics chain.
D. Work on privacy and security enhancement measures for RFID.
E. Collecting information in a digital form and in the form of RFID tags.
15. Make the dialogue about the necessity of using RFID-tags.
Useful language: Asking for opinions, making suggestions (see Unit 1)
UNIT 4
LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDER
1. Read the following international words. Define their meanings comparing them to the meanings of the corresponding Russian words:
category, complex, distributor, information, logistics, operational, physical, role, service, sub-contracted, terminology.
2. Complete the table using suitable forms:
3. Translate English words and phrases in column A using Russian words and phrases from column B: