On Business English Impulse Podcast: Logistics, Annie and Clare will start off asking you some interesting questions about Logistics. Let’s see if you know the answers. Them they will talk about how logistics began and then turned into ‘one of the most important industries in the modern world’. After you listen, don’t forget to take a look at the vocabulary and expressions used in today’s episode.
VOCABULARY
Logistics
- the process of planning and organizing goods, events or resources so that they are in the place they are needed.
- The war has had a huge impact on logistics since all frieght moving through that area has been stoped.
- The date for the final meeting has been set, so now I need to start focusing on all the logistics including flights, hotels, food and parking.
Fall back on something
- Phrasal verb
- to use something as a support, usually financial, because the situation did not work as planned
- If you don’t have too much stock in the warehouse, you may not have anything to fall back on if there is a problem with production.
- It’s always a good idea to have another plan to fall back on.
IT
- Information Technology
- sending or receiving information using computers or technology
- Note that the people who work in IT are often refered to as IT speacialists or professionals
- He works as an IT specialist now.
- IT has become an integrated part of logistics.
3PL
- Third Party Logistics
- providers that manage a business’s logistics operations, including warehousing, inventory management, order picking, packing, and shipping
- In order to reduce costs, we decided to work with a 3PL.
- Since logistics has become so complicated over the last century, it makes sense to outsource your shipping needs to a 3PL.
EXPRESSIONS
Up in the air
- something that can’t be decided now because the details have not yet been decided.
- I have contacted all the necessary people but until you give me an exact date, everything is still up in the air because they can’t confirm their attendance.
- I don’t know if I can go to the wedding because too many things are still up in the air. My mother is in hopsital, my daughter has a game and my wife is travelling.
ENGLISH IMPULSE PODCAST
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