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your reputation, based on the

track record

/ˈtræk ˌrekɔː(r)d/

Erfolgsgeschichte, -bilanz

things that you have done.

the activity or process of moving

someone or something from one

transit

/ˈtrænzɪt/

Transit (in transit = unterwegs)

place to another.

a feeling of confidence in

someone that shows you believe

they are honest, fair, and

trust

/trʌst/

Vertrauen

reliable.

undertake

/ˌʌndə(r)ˈteɪk/

sich verpflichten, etw. zusichern

to promise to do something.

not planned, or done at a time

unscheduled

/ʌnˈʃedjuːld/

ungeplant

that was not expected.

a big building that holds a

virtual

/ˈvɜː(r)tʃʊəl

supplier's stock in a location that

warehouse

ˌweə(r)haʊs/

virtuelles Lager

is close to the customer.

a room or building where things

are made using tools and

workshop

/ˈwɜː(r)kˌʃɒp/

Werkstatt

machines.

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fourth-party logistics: also

known as a lead logistics

provider (LLP). A company that

oversees the logistics of another

4PL

/ˌfɔː(r) piː ˈel/

4PL(-Dienstleister)

company.

an abbreviation consisting of

letters that form a word. For

example, NATO is an acronym

for the North Atlantic Treaty

acronym

/ˈækrənɪm/

Akronym

Organization.

seinen Sitz haben, angesiedelt

base

/beɪs/

sein

to be located somewhere.

an amount of stock that is kept

in case there are problems

getting more of it, or there is a

sudden increase in demand for

buffer stock

/ˈbʌfə(r) ˌstɒk/

Pufferbestand

it.

a system for measuring

temperature that is part of the

metric system, in which water

freezes at 0 degrees and boils at

Celsius

/ˈselsiəs/

Celsius

100 degrees.

to state officially that something

(amtlich) bescheinigen,

is true, accurate, or of a

certify

/ˈsɜː(r)tɪfaɪ/

beglaubigen

satisfactory standard.

an explanation that makes

something clearer and easier to

clarification

/ˌklærəfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Klärung, Klarstellung

understand.

to explain something more

clearly so that it is easier to

clarify

/ˈklærəfaɪ/

(er-)klären, klarstellen

understand.

a temperature-controlled supply

cold chain

/ˈkəʊld ˌtʃeɪn/

Kühlkette

chain.

the practice of obeying a law,

compliance

/kəmˈplaɪəns/

Compliance, Regelkonformität

rule, or request.

designed to follow a particular

law, system, or set of

compliant

/kəmˈplaɪənt/

regelkonform

instructions.

the act of combining several

small things, especially

companies or organizations, into

consolidation

/kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

Zusammenlegung, Fusion

one large unit.

an expert or a professional

person whose job is to give help

and advice on a particular

consultant

/kənˈsʌltənt/

Berater

subject.

made or used for just one

dedicated

/ˈdedɪˌkeɪtɪd/

speziell, fest zugeordnet

purpose.

to send someone or something

dispatch

/dɪˈspætʃ/

ausliefern, abfertigen

somewhere.

carefully, so that what you say is

distinctly

/dɪˈstɪŋk(t)li/

deutlich, vernehmlich

easy to hear and understand.

the process of supplying goods

distribution

/ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n/

Distribution

from one central place to shops.

estimated time of arrival: the

time when an aircraft, ship,

ETA

/ˌiː tiː ˈeɪ/

voraussichtliche Ankunftszeit

train, etc is expected to arrive.

to make a business,

organization, etc grow by

including more people, moving

into new areas, selling more

expand

/ɪkˈspænd/

expandieren, ausweiten

products, etc.

an express service delivers

letters or parcels more quickly

express

/ɪkˈspres/

Express-, per Eilbote

than the ordinary service.

a special feature of a particular

facility

/fəˈsɪləti/

hier: Eigenschaft, Feature

tool, system, etc.

a group of vehicles, planes,

boats, or trains, especially when

they are owned by one

fleet

/fliːt/

Flotte

organization or person.

full truck load: a shipment that

fills up all the space in a truck or

FTL

/ˌef tiː ˈel/

FTL (Komplettladung)

container.

global positioning system: a

system for finding exactly where

you are anywhere in the world

using satellites (= objects that go

around the earth high in the

GPS

/ˌdʒiː piː ˈes/

GPS, Navigationssystem

sky).

a large, central warehouse from

which goods are taken to supply

hub

/hʌb/

hier: Frachtzentrum

customers, shops, smaller

warehouses, etc.

when it is the right time, and not

in due course

/ɪn ˌdjuː ˈkɔː(r)s/

zu gegebener Zeit

before.

the time during which

in real time

/ɪn ˈrɪəl ˌtaɪm/

in Echtzeit

something is actually happening.

used before a number for saying

that it is not exact and could be

in the region of

/ɪn ðə ˈriːdʒ(ə)n ɒv/

ungefähr, im Bereich von

higher or lower.

the quality of being in a good

condition, without any damage

integrity

/ɪnˈteɡrəti/

hier: Intaktheit (Integrität)

or mistakes.

just-in-time: bought, sent, or

JIT (bedarfsorientiert,

produced at the last possible

JIT

/ˌdʒeɪ aɪ ˈtiː/

fertigungssynchron)

time.

to show that there is a good

reason for something, especially

something that other people

justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

rechtfertigen

think is wrong.

relating to laws or to the process

legislative

/ˈledʒɪslətɪv/

legislativ

of creating new laws.

lead logistics provider: also

known as a fourth-party logistics

provider (4PL). A company that

Logistikgeneralanbieter, LLP(-

oversees the logistics of another

LLP

/ˌel el ˈpiː/

Dienstleister)

company.

load

/ləʊd/

Ladung

the goods that a vehicle carries.

less-than-full truck load: a

shipment that doesn't fill up all

the space in a truck or container

and so is one of two or more

shipments that are being

transported by the same truck

LTL

/ˌel tiː ˈel/

Teilladung

or container.

merchandise

/ˈmɜː(r)tʃ(ə)ndaɪz/

(Handels-)Ware

goods that people buy and sell.

if someone is mistaken, they are

mistaken

/mɪˈsteɪkən/

falsch, irrig

wrong about something.

to regularly check something or

watch someone in order to find

monitor

/ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/

überwachen

out what is happening.

a group of people, organizations,

or places that are connected or

network

/ˈnetˌwɜː(r)k/

Netzwerk

that work together.

a company, or a part of a large

operation

/ˌɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Geschäft, Betrieb

company.

an object or set of objects

wrapped in a box or in paper

package

/ˈpækɪdʒ/

Paket

and sent or given to someone.

the boxes, bottles, plastic, etc

used for wrapping products so

packaging

/ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/

Verpackung

that they can be sold.

a person who works in a

warehouse putting items into

boxes, bags, etc so that they can

packer

/ˈpækə(r)/

Verpacker, Packer

be sent to the customer.

partially

/ˈpɑː(r)ʃəli/

teilweise, zum Teil

not completely.

a person who works in a

warehouse getting items from

the shelves according to what

picker

/ˌpɪkə(r)/

Kommissionierer

has been ordered.

proof of delivery: a way of

showing that the customer has

received a shipment from the

POD

/ˌpiː əʊ ˈdiː/

per Nachnahme

sender.

the different services or

products that a business or

portfolio

/pɔː(r)tˈfəʊliəʊ/

Portfolio, Sortiment

organization provides.

point of sale: the place where a

POS

/ˌpiː əʊ ˈes/

Verkaufsstelle, Point-of-Sale

product or service is sold.

an amount of something that

you manage to avoid using or

saving

/ˈseɪvɪŋ/

Einsparung, Ersparnis

spending.

sensitive

/ˈsensətɪv/

hier: heikel

needing to be kept secret.

stock keeping unit: a code (often

a bar code) that identifies a

Bestandseinheit, lagerhaltiger

product in an organization's

SKU

/ˌes keɪ ˈjuː/

Artikel

inventory.

to try to find out someone’s

opinions, ideas, feelings, etc by

sound out

/ˌsaʊnd ˈaʊt/

ausloten, sondieren

talking to them.

a large vehicle that can carry

both cold-chain (2–8°C) and

split-load truck

/ˌsplɪt ləʊd ˈtrʌk/

Lkw mit Splitklimaanlage

ambient (15–25°C) products.

used for saying that the

statement that you are making

contains your main idea,

although you could say more

suffice to say

/səˌfaɪs tə ˈseɪ/

der Hinweis möge genügen

about it.

to provide a short account of the

most important facts or features

summarize

/ˈsʌməraɪz/

zusammenfassen

of something.

transport management system:

TVS

a software system that manages

TMS

/ˌtiː em ˈes/

(Transaktionsverwaltungssystem)

transport operations

to follow the course of a moving

object such as a ship or aircraft

track

/træk/

verfolgen

using special equipment.

the act of following the

movement of a shipment

tracking

/ˈtrækɪŋ/

(Nach-)Verfolgung

remotely using special

equipment.

a long container that can be

fixed to a vehicle and used for

moving heavy objects or large

trailer

/ˈtreɪlə(r)/

Anhänger

animals.

to move people or things from

one place to another, usually in

transport

/trænsˈpɔː(r)t/

transportieren, befördern

a vehicle.

vague

/veɪɡ/

vage

not clearly or fully explained.

a small bottle for storing

vial

/ˈvaɪəl/

Ampulle

medicine or perfume.

an electronic system that

records and stores spoken

voicemail

/ˈvɔɪsmeɪl/

Sprachnachricht

messages from people.

the stages in the process that a

task goes through from start to

workflow

/ˈwɜː(r)kˌfləʊ/

Arbeitsablauf, Workflow

finish.

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the keeping of items at the

normal temperature of the

ambient

Lagerung unter

building so that they are neither

storage

/ˈæmbiənt ˌstɔːrɪdʒ/

Umgebungsbedingungen

too hot nor too cold.

to guess that something will

happen, and be ready to deal

anticipate

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

antizipieren, vorwegnehmen

with it.

to choose someone to do a

particular job or have a

appoint

/əˈpɔɪnt/

ernennen, einstellen

particular position.

using machines or done by

automated

/ˈɔːtəˌmeɪtɪd/

automatisiert

machines, instead of people.

noise that can be heard in

background

addition to the main thing you

noise

/ˌbækɡraʊnd ˈnɔɪz/

Hintergrundgeräusch

are listening to.

a partly enclosed area that is

used for a particular purpose,

bay

/beɪ/

Bucht

for example parking a car.

used as a polite way of asking

someone to be patient while

bear with

/ˌbeə(r) ˈwɪð/

Geduld/Nachsicht haben mit

you do or finish something.

the amount of money that a

bottom line

/ˌbɒtəm ˈlaɪn/

hier: Saldo

business makes or loses.

if the sound on a radio or mobile

phone breaks up, you can no

longer hear the person who is

break up

/ˌbreɪk ˈʌp/

unterbrechen

speaking on it.

things that are being sent by

cargo

/ˈkɑː(r)ɡəʊ/

Ladung

ship, plane, train, or truck.

the person who is in charge of a

chairperson

/ˈtʃeə(r)ˌpɜː(r)s(ə)n/

Vorsitzende/r

meeting or committee.

something that you must think

about carefully before you make

consideration

/kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Überlegung, Erwägung

a decision or judgment.

if one thing is coupled with

another, they are combined and

couple

/ˈkʌp(ə)l/

verbinden, verkoppeln

produce a particular effect.

entscheidend, von zentraler

critical

/ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l/

Bedeutung

very important.

the act of transferring received

goods directly to the shipping

dock (or bay) instead of storing

cross-docking

/ˌkrɒs ˈdɒkɪŋ/

Crossdocking

them in the warehouse first

the things that need to be done

demands

/dɪˈmɑːndz/

Anforderung

in a particular situation.

to succeed in living or working

do without

/ˌduː wɪðˈaʊt/

ohne etw./jdn. auskommen

without someone or something.

to become twice as big, twice as

double

/ˈdʌb(ə)l/

(sich) verdoppeln

much, or twice as many.

the process of making a

business, organization, or

activity grow by including more

people, moving into new areas,

expansion

/ɪkˈspænʃ(ə)n/

Expansion, Ausweitung

selling more products, etc.

something such as a room or

piece of equipment that is

provided at a place for people to

facility

/fəˈsɪləti/

Einrichtung

use.

a faint sight, sound, smell, or

faint

/feɪnt/

schwach

taste is not strong or clear.

an official number that has been

figure

/ˈfɪɡə(r)/

Zahl, Wert

counted or calculated.

concentrating on a particular

aim and not wasting time or

focused

/ˈfəʊkəst/

fokussiert, auf etw. konzentriert

energy on other things.

if a computer screen freezes, or

if something freezes it, the

images on it become completely

still and you cannot move them

because there is something

freeze

/friːz/

Hier: blockieren

wrong with the computer.

the way in which you touch, use,

or deal with something,

handling

/ˈhændlɪŋ/

Handhabung, Abwicklung

especially with your hands.

thinking about the whole of

something, and not just dealing

holistic

/həʊˈlɪstɪk/

ganzheitlich

with particular aspects.

to have an effect or influence on

impact

/ɪmˈpækt/

beeinflussen, sich auswirken auf

someone or something.

etw. schnell hinschreiben, kurz

to write something in a quick

jot down

/ˌdʒɒt ˈdaʊn/

notieren

informal way.

the act of putting a label on an

labelling

/ˈleɪb(ə)lɪŋ/

Etikettierung

object.

consisting of lines or of one

linear

/ˈlɪniə(r)/

linear

straight line.

important, serious, large, or

major

/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/

Haupt-, führend, vorrangig

great.

marginally

/ˈmɑː(r)dʒɪn(ə)li/

geringfügig, unwesentlich

by only a very small amount.

a piece of equipment for making

someone’s voice louder when

they are speaking, performing,

microphone

/ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn/

Mikrofon

or recording something.

mike

/maɪk/

Mikro

a microphone.

a particular way of doing

mode

/məʊd/

Form, Art

something.

describing a shipment under a

single contract using at least two

multimodal

/ˌmʌltiˈməʊd(ə)l/

multimodal

different forms of transport.

at exactly the time that you

mention, especially when this is

on the dot

/ɒn ðə ˈdɒt/

hier: auf die Minute

a time that you have arranged.

a factory that makes cars,

plant

/plɑːnt/

Werk, Fabrik

machines, equipment, etc.

the act of putting information

into a computer in order to

processing

/ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/

(Weiter-)Verarbeitung

organize it.

movements of products from

one place to another within the

product flow

/ˈprɒdʌkt ˌfləʊ/

Produktstrom, -fluss

supply chain.

a point where a railway line

connects with other forms of

railhead

/ˈreɪlˌhed/

hier: Umschlagbahnhof

transport.

the business of buying and

real estate

/ˈrɪəl ɪˌsteɪt/

hier: Immobilienhandel

selling land and property.

to keep food or drinks cold by

refrigerate

/rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/

(im Kühlschrank) kühlen

putting them in a refrigerator.

a renewable contract,

agreement, etc can be

continued for a longer period of

renewable

/rɪˈnjuːəb(ə)l/

hier: verlängerbar

time.

Wiederherstellung,

the process of getting something

retrieval

/rɪˈtriːv(ə)l/

Rückgewinnung

back from somewhere.

further packaging that a product

is put in to make storing and

transporting it easier. For

example, tins of soup (primary

packaging) might be placed in a

secondary

/ˌsekənd(ə)ri

cardboard box (secondary

packaging

ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/

Sekundärverpackung

packaging).

a list of the people or things that

you think could be suitable for a

job, prize, team, etc, chosen

from a larger number of people

short list

/ˈʃɔː(r)t ˌlɪst/

engere Auswahl

or things.

by a large amount, or in a way

significantly

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/

erheblich, weitreichend

that is easily noticeable.

sound

/saʊnd/

gesund (auch: solvent)

reliable and sensible.

carefully planned in order to

achieve a particular goal,

especially in war, business, or

strategic

/strəˈtiːdʒɪk/

strategisch

politics.

relating to the way in which a

technical

/ˈteknɪk(ə)l/

technisch

machine or system works.

unwise

/ʌnˈwaɪz/

unklug

not sensible.

a meeting between people in

different places who are able to

video

see and hear one another using

conference

/ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkɒnfərəns/

Videokonferenz

audio and video technology.

the act of meeting people in

different places using audio and

video

/ˌvɪdiəʊ

video technology so that you

conferencing

ˈkɒnf(ə)rənsɪŋ/

Videokonferenz(technik)

can see and hear one another.

to be in a situation where there

is the possibility of something

walk on thin ice

/ˌwɔːk ɒn θɪn ˈaɪs/

sich auf dünnes Eis begeben

bad happening.

Unit 5

to change something slightly in

order to make it better, more

adjust

/əˈdʒʌst/

anpassen

accurate, or more effective.

a person or company that does

business for another person or

company, for example by selling

their products or by dealing with

agent

/ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nt/

Vermittler, Vertreter

their customers.

the transportation of goods by

air freight

/ˈeə(r) ˌfreɪt/

Luftfracht

aeroplane.

an air cargo company's receipt

air waybill

/ˌeə(r) ˈweɪbɪl/

Luftfrachtbrief

for goods transported.

the systematic examination of a

system to ensure compliance

audit

/ˈɔːdɪt/

Audit

with accepted standards.

knowledge or understanding of

awareness

/əˈweə(r)nəs/

Bewusstsein

a subject, issue, or situation.

the seller's order for payment by

the buyer (usually the buyer's

bank) on or after receiving the

bill of exchange

/ˌbɪl əv ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

Wechsel

goods.

a shipping company's receipt for

bill of lading

/ˌbɪl əv ˈleɪdɪŋ/

Frachtbrief

goods transported.

a set of events that is a good

example of a particular idea or

case study

/ˈkeɪs ˌstʌdi/

Fallstudie

situation.

proof that the goods have been

certificate of

/sə(r)ˈtɪfɪkət əv

produced or obtained in a

origin

ˌɒrɪdʒɪn/

Ursprungs-/Herkunftszeugnis

specified country.

cost and freight: the seller pays

CFR

/ˌsiː ef ˈɑː(r)/

CFR (Kosten und Fracht)

for transport to the destination,

but the buyer pays for any loss

or damage.

an organization of people who

own shops and businesses in a

particular town or city. Their aim

chamber of

/ˈtʃeɪmbə(r) əv

is to improve conditions for

commerce

ˌkɒmɜː(r)s/

Handelskammer

business in their area.

cost, insurance and freight: the

seller pays for transport to the

CIF (Kosten, Versicherung,

destination and for insurance to

CIF

/ˌsiː aɪ ˈef/

Fracht)

cover any loss or damage.

to successfully complete the

arrangements for a business

close

/kləʊz/

Abschluss machen

deal.

/ˌsiː em ˈɑː(r)

proof of contract for road

CMR document

ˌdɒkjʊmənt/

Lastwagenfrachtbrief

transport.

a set of rules about how

something should be done or

code

/kəʊd/

(Verhaltens-)Kodex, Grundsatz

how people should behave.

an export invoice containing

additional information about

commercial

/kəˌmɜː(r)ʃ(ə)l

terms, shipping, letter of credit,

invoice

ˈɪnvɔɪs/

Handelsrechnung, -faktura

etc.

concerning

/kənˈsɜː(r)nɪŋ/

bezüglich

about a particular subject.

something you give or allow to

someone in order to reach an

concession

/kənˈseʃ(ə)n/

Zugeständnis

agreement.

something that must be true or

be done before another thing

can happen, especially as part of

condition

/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

Bedingung

an agreement, law, or contract.

the way someone behaves,

especially in relation to

particular rules or accepted

conduct

/ˈkɒndʌkt/

Verhalten

ways of behaving.

a situation in which people or

groups are arguing angrily or are

confrontation

/ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Konfrontation

fighting.

the person or organization that

consignee

/kɒnsaɪˈniː/

(Waren-)Empfänger

something is delivered to.

proof that the shipment meets

Konsulatsrechnung,

the importing country's

consular invoice

/ˌkɒnsjələ(r) ˈɪnvɔɪs/

Konsularfaktura

regulations.

someone who buys and uses

goods and services. The

expression 'the consumer' is

often used for referring to

consumer

/kənˈsjuːmə(r)/

Verbraucher, Konsument

consumers as a group.

dishonest or illegal behaviour by

officials or people in positions of

corruption

/kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n/

Korruption

power, especially when they

accept money in exchange for

doing things for someone.

the taxes that you pay on goods

customs duties

/ˈkʌstəmz ˌdjuːtiz/

Zoll(abgaben)

that you bring into a country.

delivered duty paid: the seller

pays for all transport and

delivery charges including

DDP

/ˌdiː diː ˈpiː/

DDP (geliefert verzollt)

customs duties and taxes.

to take action to do something,

deal with

/ˈdiːl ˌwɪð/

sich befassen mit

especially to solve a problem.

a factor or problem that will

prevent someone from agreeing

to something, doing something,

dealbreaker

/ˈdi:lˌbreɪkə(r)/

K.O.-Kriterium

or buying a particular product.

to state officially that you have

brought goods into a country so

that you can pay the correct

declare

/dɪˈkleə(r)/

deklarieren

amount of tax.

definitive

/dɪˈfɪnətɪv/

fest, festgelegt

certain and unlikely to change.

a list describing the type and

delivery note

/dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri ˌnəʊt/

Lieferschein

quantity of goods being shipped.

the amount of a product or

service that people want, or the

demand

/dɪˈmɑːnd/

Nachfrage

fact that they want it.

the ability to deal with people in

a sensitive way that does not

diplomacy

/dɪˈpləʊməsi/

hier: Feingefühl, Achtsamkeit

upset or offend them.

the quality of saying what you

/dɪˈrek(t)nəs/ or

really think in a very clear and

directness

/daɪˈrek(t)nəs/

Direktheit

honest way.

to supply goods from one

distribute

/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

vertreiben, distribuieren

central place to shops.

someone whose job is to take

docker

/ˈdɒkə(r)/

Hafenarbeiter, Docker

goods on and off ships at a dock.

used for describing something

that exists now, especially when

existing

/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/

bestehend, vorhanden

it might be changed or replaced.

to make something happen

expedite

/ˈekspədaɪt/

beschleunigen, vorantreiben

quickly or easily.

unfair treatment of someone, or

the use of a situation in a way

that is wrong, in order to get

exploitation

/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Ausbeutung

some benefit for yourself.

to increase the size of a building

or area, especially by adding

extend

/ɪkˈstend/

erweitern, ausbauen

extra parts onto it.

ex-works: the buyer is

responsible and pays for picking

EXW

/ˌiː eks ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/

EXW (ab Werk)

up the goods from the factory.