from the text “Value Added Services” and retell it:
Сегодня для сохранения конкурентоспособности операторы складов вынуждены добавлять к традиционным экономическим и сервисным выгодам другие услуги с добавленной стоимостью. Сервис с добавленной стоимостью может ориентироваться главным образом на упаковку и/или на производство. Самой распространенной услугой с добавленной стоимостью является упаковка. Склады могут увеличивать добавленную стоимость продукции за счет совершенствования упаковки, приспособления ее к индивидуальным запросам потребителей. Склад в состоянии повысить стоимость, формируя пакет из единичных упаковок на паллете или в общей обертке, заменяющей паллет, и т.д. Другим примером складской услуги с добавленной стоимостью является удаление на складе защитной упаковки перед транспортировкой продукции заказчикам в случае крупных поставок, поскольку у заказчиков порой возникают проблемы с утилизацией большого количества упаковочных материалов. Складской сервис с добавленной стоимостью может заключаться также в смене тары. Передача такого рода операций складам уменьшает потребность в запасах и сопутствующий риск, сокращает транспортные расходы и опасность повреждения продукции. Глобализация торговли ставит перед складскими хозяйствами более сложные задачи, но одновременно и сулит им дополнительные рыночные возможности. Чем длиннее маршруты транспортировки товаров, тем важнее роль складского сервиса с добавленной стоимостью.
11. Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice. Example: Someone is packing the goods. The goods are being packed (See Language Notes):
1. The managers have already performed a batch control.
2. They will complete the finished product from the component parts.
3. The company supplies the customers with reverse logistics.
4. The clients received the product from the warehouse in a suitable condition.
5. The employees have just finished the product assembly.
6. He is making a postponement packaging.
7. Our corporation is outsourcing some of its services outside.
8. Last week someone applied labels to both containers.
9. We have made a prominent marking on the box prepared for shipping.
10. Soon we will implement tracking and tracing system.
11. The company added consolidation to the usual range of its services.
12. Most companies supply the customers with eLogistics services.
13. They have been practicing the quality control system.
12. Retell the text “Value Added Services”.
Find in the Internet an advertisement of the company providing Value-Added Services. Tell about these services.
Useful language: Talking about a company.
The company was founded in; They make/manufacture/sell/distribute; It has subsidiaries / factories /branches in. …can offer you a wide range of …: … can provide (you with) customized/tailor-made logistics solutions for. It specializes in ....
UNIT 6
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
1. Read the following international words. Define their meanings comparing them to the meanings of the corresponding Russian words:
activity, business, company, characteristic, design, diversification, effective, information, material, motivation, process, strategy, transport, system, typical, variability.
2. Complete the table using suitable forms:
3. Translate English words and phrases in column A using Russian words and phrases from column B:
4. Observe the words and phrases from the text “Inventory Management”:
5. Read and translate the text:
Inventory management is primarily about specifying the size and placement of stocked goods. Balancing the various tasks of inventory management means paying attention to three key aspects of any inventory. The first aspect has to do with time. This means understanding how long it takes for a supplier to process an order and execute a delivery. A solid understanding of how long it will take for those materials to transfer out of the inventory should be established. Knowing these two important lead times makes it possible to know when to place an order and how many units must be ordered to keep production running smoothly. Calculating what is known as buffer stock is also a key to effective inventory management. Tracking materials as they are used to create finished goods also helps to identify the need to adjust ordering amounts before the raw materials inventory gets dangerously low. Finally, inventory management has to do with keeping accurate records of finished goods that are ready for shipment. All operations have to hold levels of inventories. The typical reasons for this are: to allow for demands that are larger than expected, to allow for deliveries that are delayed or too small, to avoid delays in passing products to customers, to take advantage of price discounts, to buy items when the price is low and expected to rise, to make full loads and reduce transport costs, to provide cover for emergencies. There are problems with holding inventories: storage costs, interest is tie up9 – therefore, a loss on capital, obsolete10