Unit 9 - Logistics

Question 1

a calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend / predict or estimate

Answer 1

a/to forecast

Question 2

respond quickly to customer needs and market changes while still controlling costs and quality.

Answer 2

agile manufacturing

Question 3

a person handling payments and receipts in a shop, bank, or business.

Answer 3

cashier

Question 4

a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases

Answer 4

checkout counter

Question 5

a batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone

Answer 5

consignment

Question 6

the purchase of goods and services by the public

Answer 6

consumption

Question 7

a continuous moving band of fabric, rubber, or metal used for transporting objects from one place to another.

Answer 7

conveyor belt

Question 8

belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now

Answer 8

current

Question 9

a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business

Answer 9

customer

Question 10

the assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services.

Answer 10

customer service

Question 11

the action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods

Answer 11

delivery

Question 12

a warehouse or other specialized building, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers.

Answer 12

distribution center

Question 13

be in or move into a sloping position

Answer 13

lean

Question 14

a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination.

Answer 14

lean production

Question 15

goods to be bought and sold

Answer 15

merchandise

Question 16

On markets the consumers usually “pull” the goods or information they demand for their needs, while the offerers or suppliers “push” them toward the consumers.

Answer 16

pull/push strategy

Question 17

the division of a business that is responsible for purchases

Answer 17

purchasing (department)

Question 18

the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale

Answer 18

retail business

Question 19

send off to a destination or for a purpose

Answer 19

to despatch

Question 20

request (something) to be made, supplied, or served / give an authoritative instruction to do something

Answer 20

to order

Question 21

fill (something) up again

Answer 21

to replenish

Question 22

roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of / an approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something

Answer 22

to/an estimate

Question 23

a company providing transportation

Answer 23

transport company

Question 24

a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored prior to their distribution for sale.

Answer 24

warehouse