Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Логистика и управление цепями поставок) - страница 16

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2. Give English equivalents for the words and phrases given below. Make up your own sentences with these words and phrases:

вливание капитала; восполнение; выписывание счетов; запись заказов; физические логистические операции; мнимое отсутствие; облегчать; розничный торговец; сторона-подрядчик; совместное производство и упаковка; склад; субподрядная организация.

7. Complete sentences using words and expressions given below:

managing; ordering; shipments; type; operating; contractors; third; comanufacturing; sharing; problems; forwarding; value-added; service.

1. Depending on the complexity and the .........>1 of ............>2 operations there are several categories of the logistics service provider.

2. The management system of the traditional logistics ...... >3 providers is limited to tracking ........... >4 on behalf of the client company;

3. .........>5 party logistics providers offer value added services for their customers: ............... >6 and co-packing, billing and.........>7, tracking-tracing, etc.

4. Among the benefits of outsourcing one can mention .........8 risks, controlling ............>9 costs, eliminating labor ...........>10, accessing new technologies and others.

5. The services of 4 PL providers include .........>11 3 PL providers, custom house agents, .........>12, as well as a range of valueadded services.

6. Fourth party logistics providers are general ............>13.

8. Answer the questions:

1. What categories of logistics service providers can be defined?

2. What operations do the traditional logistics service providers carry out?

3. What services do value-added logistics service providers add to the traditional package?

4. Logistics service providers of what type refer to 3 PL?

5. What is the role of logistics services integrators? What does the “quasi-absence of their physical facilities” mean?

6. What are the benefits of outsourcing?

7. What kind of challenges of 3PL can you name?

8. What is the concept of 4PL?

9. Translate the sentences using the text “Logistics Service Provider”:

1. Существуют компании, которые выполняют только такие логистические операции, как транспортировка и хранение.

2. Некоторые компании к традиционному пакету логистических услуг добавляют дополнительные услуги с добавленной стоимостью: выписывание счетов и составление заказов, отслеживание и контроль.