5. “A lot of our supply chain design work was really developed in the 1980s and 1990s, when our capital spending was fairly high and oil was 10 bucks a barrel. I could say that the supply chain design is now upside down. The environment has changed.” (Keith Harrison, Procter & Gamble, Head of Global Supply Chain (Financial Times).
12. Complete each dialogue with the correct form of “going to”, “will”, the present continuous and the present simple (See Language Notes):
1. A: What are you planning to do now? B: We…sign the treaty with the contracting party.
2. A: We need to wait for the truck to come. B: Oh, don’t worry. I ...... (do) billing and ordering.
3. A: We’ve decided to add more services to our usual package. B: Really. What services … you (offer)?
4. A: What about your plans of a new sub-contracting company? B: Well, we..... (outsource) some kinds of production and distribution next year.
5. A: Have you made up your mind to use outside sources? B: Yes, the company ...... (outsource) transport and warehousing services.
6. A: Are you ready for leaving? B: Yes, the plane… (depart) at 7 p.m.
7. The following Monday the representatives of the logistics services integrator… (come) for the meeting.
8. A: What are your nearest plans? B: We all… (develop) appropriate and sustainable pricing systems.
13. Retell the text “Logistics Service Provider” according to the plan:
A. The traditional Logistics Service Providers;
B. The value-added Logistics Service Providers;
C. «Third-Party Logistics» Providers; benefits of outsourcing;
D. Challenges of 3 PL providers;
E. Logistics services integrators or 4PL providers.
SITUATION PRACTICE
14. Make the dialogue about logistics service providers:
Useful language: Asking for clarification
What exactly are you saying? What exactly do you mean? Are you saying we need to…? Sorry, I don’t follow you.
Can you explain in more detail?
What I mean is.........
What I’m saying is.......
No, I was thinking of......
To be more specific...... To clarify the matter…
They suggest.....The company proposes that.....
UNIT 5
VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
1. Read the following international words. Define their meanings comparing them to the meanings of the corresponding Russian words:
code, component, control, credit, defect, document, focus, final, group, identical, industry, modification, product, segment, transportation.