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a situation in which you do not

do something that someone

failure

/ˈfeɪljə(r)/

Ausfall, hier: Versagen

expects you to do.

free on board: the seller pays for

everything until the goods are

FOB

/ˌef əʊ ˈbiː/

FOB (frei an Bord)

loaded onto the ship.

the crime of obtaining money

fraud

/frɔːd/

Betrug

from someone by tricking them.

to allow someone to have or do

grant

/ɡrɑːnt/

gewähren, erteilen

what they want.

official instructions or advice

guidelines

/ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪnz/

Richtlinien

about how to do something.

to describe something in a way

that makes people notice it and

highlight

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/

hervorheben, verdeutlichen

think about it.

to do what you promised to do

honour

/ˈɒnə(r)/

umsetzen, etw. einlösen

or what it is your duty to do.

to make something such as an

idea, plan, system, or law start

implement

/ˈɪmplɪˌment/

einführen, implementieren

to work and be used.

the process of buying and

bringing in products from other

import

/ˈɪmpɔː(r)t/

Import, Einfuhr

countries.

unangemessen, unzulänglich,

not enough, or not good enough

inadequate

/ɪnˈædɪkwət/

unzureichend

for a particular purpose.

one of a series of commercial

terms published by the

International Chamber of

Commerce (ICC). They are

widely used in international

commercial transactions or

Incoterm®

/ˈɪnkəʊtɜː(r)m/

Incoterm®

procurement processes.

the set of systems within a place

or organization that affect how

well it operates, for example the

telephone and transport

infrastructure

/ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə(r)/

Infrastruktur

systems in a country.

to say very firmly that

something must happen or must

insist

/ɪnˈsɪst/

bestehen auf etw.

be done.

inspection

/ɪnˈspekʃ(ə)n

proof of (different types of)

certificate

sə(r)ˌtɪfɪkət/

Prüfzertifikat

inspection.

a situation that keeps changing,

so you are worried about what

instability

/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/

Instabilität

might happen.

someone or something that can

be used in order to make

instrument

/ˈɪnstrʊmənt/

Instrument

something happen.

to announce something, or to

give something to people

issue

/ˈɪʃuː/ or /ˈɪsjuː/

herausgeben, aussprechen

officially.

a document sent from the

buyer's bank that guarantees

payment as long as certain

letter of credit

/ˌletə(r) əv ˈkredɪt/

Bankbürgschaft

conditions are met.

an official document that gives

someone permission to do or

licence

/ˈlaɪs(ə)ns/

Lizenz

use something.

to put goods onto or into

something such as a vehicle or

load

/ləʊd/

(be-)laden

container.

logistics

/ləˈdʒɪstɪks/

Logistik

the activity of moving goods.

to make goods in large

manufacture

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃə(r)/

herstellen, (an-)fertigen

quantities in a factory.

a person who tries to reach an

agreement by discussing

something in a formal way,

especially in a business or

negotiator

/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtə(r)/

Verhandlungsführer

political situation

a statement that shows that you

disagree with a plan, or a reason

objection

/əbˈdʒekʃ(ə)n/

Einwand

for your disagreement.

öffentl. Verwaltung: leit.

someone with an important

official

/əˈfɪʃ(ə)l/

Beamter; Wirtschaft: Manager

position in an organization.

an agreement in which

on open

shipments are sent before the

account

/ɒn ˌəʊpən əˈkaʊnt/

auf/gegen offene Rechnung

customer has to pay for them.

someone who is opposed to

something thinks it should not

opposed

/əˈpəʊzd/

ablehnend, gegen etw. sein

happen or should not be done.

goods itemized by number of

packing list

/ˈpækɪŋ ˌlɪst/

Packliste

boxes, etc.

partial

/ˈpɑː(r)ʃ(ə)l/

Teil-

not complete.

the ability to wait for a long time

without becoming angry or

patience

/ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns/

Geduld

upset.

the people who work for a

company or organization, or

who are members of a military

personnel

/ˌpɜː(r)səˈnel/

Personal

force.

phytosanitary

/faɪtəʊˈsænət(ə)ri

proof of inspection for pests or

certificate

sə(r)ˌtɪfɪkət/

Pflanzengesundheitszeugnis

plant disease.

continuing for a long time,

especially longer than is normal

protracted

/prəˈtræktɪd/

langgezogen, überlang

or necessary.

the place where something first

provenance

/ˈprɒvənəns/

Herkunft, Ursprung

came from.

Publicity, öffentliche

attention in magazines,

publicity

/pʌbˈlɪsəti/

Aufmerksamkeit, Werbung

newspapers, or television.

a document issued by the

/ˈpɜː(r)tʃəs

buyer's company authorizing the

purchase order

ˌɔː(r)də(r)/

Bestellung, Auftrag

transaction.

to mention something so that it

raise

/reɪz/

etw. aufbringen, ansprechen

can be discussed.

to achieve something after

discussing it or thinking about it

reach

/riːtʃ/

erreichen, zu etw. kommen

for a long time.

willing to listen or to consider

receptive

/rɪˈseptɪv/

empfänglich, aufgeschlossen

suggestions.

to show the existence or nature

reflect

/rɪˈflekt/

spiegeln

of something.

the relationship between

countries, people, or

relations

/rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

Beziehung(en)

organizations.

reluctant

/rɪˈlʌktənt/

widerstrebend, -willig

not willing to do something.

response

/rɪˈspɒns/

Reaktion, Antwort

a reaction.

to do, give, or take an amount of

something that is between two

split the

other amounts, often as a way

difference

/ˌsplɪt ðə ˈdɪfrəns/

sich in der Mitte treffen

of reaching an agreement.

strict rules or conditions must be

strict

/strɪkt/

streng

obeyed completely.

caught or held in a position so

stuck

/stʌk/

stecken geblieben

that you cannot move.

someone who has a job doing

part of the work that another

person or company has agreed

subcontractor

/ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə(r)/

Subunternehmen

to do for someone else.

something that you offer

someone in order to persuade

sweetener

/ˈswiːt(ə)nə(r)/

hier: zusätzlicher Anreiz

them to do something.

a tax that a government charges

on goods that enter or leave

tariff

/ˈtærɪf/

Zoll(tarif)

their country.

tentative

/ˈtentətɪv/

vorläufig

not definite, or not certain.

an occasion when someone says

that they will cause you harm or

problems, especially if you do

threat

/θret/

Drohung

not do what they tell you to do.

to buy and sell things such as

traffic

/ˈtræfɪk/

illegal handeln

drugs or weapons illegally.

a statement that orders

someone to do something and

threatens to punish or attack

ultimatum

/ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm/

Ultimatum

them if they do not.

an unstable system, situation, or

relationship often has serious

unstable

/ʌnˈsteɪb(ə)l/

instabil, labil

problems.

to advise someone very strongly

about what action or attitude

urge

/ɜː(r)dʒ/

jdn. drängen, ermahnen

they should take.

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third-party logistics: a company

that provides logistics services

to other companies or

3PL

/ˌθriː piː ˈel/

3PL(-Dienstleister)

organizations.

a bricks-and-mortar business is a

bricks-and-

/ˌbrɪks ən

konventionell (im Ggs. zu "New

traditional business that does

mortar

ˈmɔː(r)tə(r)/

Economy")

not operate on the Internet.

to agree with a decision that will

buy in to

/ˌbaɪ ˈɪn tuː/

etw. mittragen (akzeptieren)

affect you.

to make a relationship, idea, etc

cement

/səˈment/

festigen

stronger or more certain.

to give control of a country,

organization, or industry to one

centralize

/ˈsentrəlaɪz/

zentralisieren

central group of people.

the cherry on

/ðə ˈtʃeri ɒn ðə

the final thing that makes

the cake

ˌkeɪk/

Sahnehäubchen

something perfect.

to make the power, position, or

achievements you already have

stronger or more effective so

consolidate

/kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/

festigen, verstärken

that they are likely to continue.

to take something apart in order

to repair it, understand how it

works or reuse some of the

disassemble

/ˌdɪsəˈsemb(ə)l/

demontieren, zerlegen

parts.

one of the parts into which

division

/dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

Sparte, Bereich

a large organization is divided.

a term used with respect to a

product that has reached the

end-of-life

/ˌend əv ˈlaɪf/

(Produkt-)Lebensende

end of its useful life.

not working correctly or made

faulty

/ˈfɔːlti/

defekt, fehler-/mangelhaft

correctly.

implication

/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Auswirkung, Folge

possible effect or result.

a large hole in

the ground where waste from

people’s homes or

landfill

/ˈlæn(d)ˌfɪl/

(Müll-)Deponie

from industry is buried

an action that is intended to

measure

/ˈmeʒə(r)/

Maßnahme

achieve or deal with something.

a company that offers

customers a range of ways of

buying their products or

multichannel

/ˌmʌltitʃæn(ə)l

Multikanaleinzelhändler,

services, for example through

retailer

ˈriːteɪlə(r)/

Multichannel-Einzelhändler

shops, websites, catalogues, etc.

a difficulty or problem that

prevents you from achieving

obstacle

/ˈɒbstək(ə)l/

Hindernis, Hürde

something.

to make something such as a

method or process as good or as

optimize

/ˈɒptɪmaɪz/

optimieren, verbessern

effective as possible.

an attitude of accepting

responsibility for something and

taking control of how it

ownership

/ˈəʊnə(r)ʃɪp/

Eigentum, Inhaberschaft

develops.

if a company recalls a product, it

asks people who bought it to

return it because there is

recall

/rɪˈkɔːl/

zurückrufen

something wrong with it.

wieder in Stand setzen,

to repair a machine, usually so

recondition

/ˌriːkənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

aufarbeiten

that it can be sold again.

to repair and improve

refurbish

/riːˈfɜː(r)bɪʃ/

generalüberholen, aufarbeiten

something.

Generalüberholung,

the act of repairing or improving

refurbishment

/ˌriːˈfɜː(r)bɪʃmənt/

Aufarbeitung

something.

to market a product in a

different way to try to make it

reposition

/riːpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

sich/etw. umpositionieren

appeal to a new market.

the action of putting, sending, or

taking something back to the

return

/rɪˈtɜː(r)n/

Rückgabe, -sendung

place where it came from.

the activity of reducing waste by

reusing, repairing, recycling or

disposing of products

Entsorgungs-

responsibly after the user has

reverse logistics

/rɪˈvɜː(r)s ləˌdʒɪstɪks/

/Rückführungslogistik

finished with them.

(in den Markt) einführen, in

to introduce a new product or

roll out

/ˌrəʊl ˈaʊt/

Betrieb nehmen

service.

a date printed on food products

to show that they should not be

sold after that date because

they will no longer be good to

sell-by date

/ˈsel baɪ ˌdeɪt/

Mindesthaltbarkeit

eat.

the loss of products before they

can be sold to customers, due to

shrinkage

/ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/

Schwund

theft, fraud, damage, etc.

a person (customer, supplier,

neighbour, worker, etc) or

organization who has any sort of

interest in or who is affected in

any way by the business of a

stakeholder

/ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə(r)/

Interessenvertreter

company.

Produkt mit abgelaufenem

food that has gone past its sell-

stale

/steɪl/

Verfallsdatum

by date.

an amount of money or goods

that is left because a country or

surplus

/ˈsɜː(r)pləs/

Überschuss

business has more than it needs.

unsaleable

/ʌnˈseɪləb(ə)l/

unverkäufliches Produkt

a product that cannot be sold.

too old or damaged to use any

worn out

/ˌwɔː(r)n ˈaʊt/

abgenutzt

longer.

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to try to deal with a problem or

question, for example by

thinking carefully about it, or by

doing things to improve a

address

/əˈdres/

hier: etw. angehen

situation.

in a situation that is likely to lead

ahead of the

to success as the result of good

game

/əˌhed əv ðə ˈɡeɪm/

der Konkurrenz voraus sein

planning, advice, luck, etc.

a set of printed lines on a

product’s label that tells a

computer information about it

bar code

/ˈbɑː(r) ˌkəʊd/

Strichcode, EAN-Code

such as its price.

when a customer regrets making

a purchase and so returns the

buyer's remorse

/ˌbaɪə(r)z rɪˈmɔː(r)s/

Käuferreue/Nachkaufreue

product.

the amount of something that a

capacity

/kəˈpæsəti/

Kapazität

building can contain.

a company that moves goods or

people from one place to

carrier

/ˈkæriə(r)/

Spediteur, Frachtunternehmen

another.

personal qualities,

achievements, or experiences

that make someone suitable for

credentials

/krɪˈdenʃ(ə)lz/

Referenzen

something.

to hit or press something so

hard that you damage it severely

or destroy it, especially by

crush

/krʌʃ/

zerdrücken, -quetschen

making its shape flatter.

a way of displaying data such as

metrics and key performance

dashboard

/ˈdæʃˌbɔː(r)d/

hier: Übersichtsseite

indicators.

not made correctly, or not

defective

/dɪˈfektɪv/

fehlerhaft

working correctly.

if a substance degrades, it

separates into the different

degrade

/dɪˈɡreɪd/

(in seine Bestandteile) zerfallen

substances that it consists of.

a large building where things can

depot

/ˈdepəʊ/

Depot

be stored until they are needed.

a difference between things that

discrepancy

/dɪsˈkrepənsi/

Diskrepanz, Abweichung

should be the same.

to attract and keep someone’s

engage

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

hier: fesseln, bannen

interest or attention.

a measure of the number of

orders that can be supplied from

the stock that a company

fill rate

/ˈfɪl ˌreɪt/

Füllrate (Erfüllungsrate)

currently has.

considering something that

happened in the past, using

rückblickend, in der Rückschau,

knowledge or information that

in retrospect

/ɪn ˈretrəʊˌspekt/

im Nachhinein

you did not have at that time.

schrittweise

incremental

/ˌɪŋkrɪˈment(ə)l/

zunehmend/wachsend

increasing gradually.

the number of times a company

inventory

/ˌɪnvəntəri

sells its inventory in a certain

turnover

ˈtɜː(r)nəʊvə(r)/

Lagerumschlag

period of time.

key performance indicator: a

way of measuring the

effectiveness of an organization

and its progress towards

KPI

/ˌkeɪ piː ˈaɪ/

Schlüsselerfolgsfaktor

achieving its goals.

ongoing

/ˈɒnˌɡəʊɪŋ/

laufend

still happening or being done.

überbevorraten, das Lager

to buy more of something than

overstock

/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈstɒk/

überfüllen

you need or than you can sell.

an order that reaches the

customer with the right product,

/ˈpɜː(r)fɪkt

in the right quantity, at the right

perfect order

ˌɔː(r)də(r)/

perfekte Bestellung

time, etc.

the rate at which goods are

produced, especially in relation

to the time, money, and workers

productivity

/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

Produktivität

needed to produce them.

profound

/prəˈfaʊnd/

erheblich, weitreichend

very great.

a measurement of the number

of items that are returned to a

company because they are

damaged, don't work properly,

return rate

/rɪˈtɜː(r)n ˌreɪt/

Rückgabequote

etc.

the act of making it clear to a

reader or listener what it is you

are going to say, what the

different sections of your writing

or speech are, when you are

changing from one topic to

signposting

/ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst/

Strukturierung, Überblick

another, etc.

not taking enough care to make

sure that something is done

slack

/slæk/

locker, nachlässig

well.

if your money is tied up in

something, it is being used for

that thing and you cannot use it

tied up

/ˌtaɪd ˈʌp/

gebunden

for anything else.

underlying causes, facts, ideas,

etc are the real or basic ones,

although they are not obvious or

underlying

/ˌʌndə(r)ˈlaɪɪŋ/

zugrundeliegend

directly stated.

When a customer buys a

product, uses it for a period of

time and then returns it

wardrobing

/ˈwɔː(r)drəʊbɪŋ/

Umtauschbetrug (Wardrobing)

(claiming it to be unused).

warehouse management

system: software that allows a

company to keep track of

inventory levels and stock

WMS

/ˌdʌb(ə)ljuː em ˈes/

LVS (Lagerverwaltungssystem)

locations in a warehouse.

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the most efficient, effective,

best-of-breed

/ˈbest əv briːd

führende/erstklassige Software,

easy-to-use, etc computer

software

ˌsɒf(t)weə(r)/

Spitzensoftware

program for doing a certain task.

plant and animal substances

biomass

/ˈbaɪəʊˌmæs/

Biomasse

used for fuel.

carbon dioxide and carbon

monoxide in the atmosphere,

carbon

/ˈkɑː(r)bən

produced by vehicles and

emissions

ɪˌmɪʃ(ə)nz/

Kohlendioxidemissionen

industrial processes.

the amount of carbon dioxide a

person, organization, building,

etc produces, used as a measure

carbon

of their effect on the

footprint

/ˈkɑː(r)bən ˌfʊtprɪnt/

CO -Bilanz, -Fußabdruck

environment.

carbon disclosure project: an

organization that tries to

encourage companies to say

how high their greenhouse

CDP

/ˌsiː diː ˈpiː/

CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)

emissions are.

the changes that are thought to

be affecting the world’s weather

climate change

/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/

Klimawandel

so that it is becoming warmer.

the use of something such as

fuel or energy, or the amount

consumption

/kənˈsʌmpʃ(ə)n/

Verbrauch

that people use.

to be one of the things that help

contribute

/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

beitragen

to make something happen.

the time when something

wenn es hart auf hart kommt,

important or difficult happens or

the crunch

/ðə ˈkrʌntʃ/

wenn es darauf ankommt

must be decided.

corporate social responsibility:

the belief that a company should

consider the social and

environmental effects of its

activities on its employees and

CSR

/ˌsiː es ˈɑː(r)/

CSR, Sozialverantwortung

the community around it.

the process of taking something

apart in order to repair it,

understand how it works or

disassembly

/ˌdɪsəˈsembli/

Demontage

reuse some of the parts.

the process of getting rid of

disposal

/dɪˈspəʊz(ə)l/

Entsorgung

something.

to get rid of something that you

dispose of

/dɪˈspəʊz ɒv/

entsorgen

no longer need or want.

relating to or happening at a

downstream

/ˌdaʊnˈstriːm/

nachgelagert, -geschaltet

later stage in a process.

designed to cause as little harm

eco-friendly

/ˌiːkəʊ ˈfren(d)li/

umweltfreundlich, schadstoffarm

as possible to the environment.

a substance, especially a gas,

emission

/ɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

Emission

that goes into the air.

environmental

/ɪnˈvaɪrənment(ə)l

the extent to which a person or

footprint

ˌfʊtprɪnt/

ökologischer Fußabdruck

organization has a negative

effect on the natural world.

environmentally

/ɪnˈvaɪrənment(ə)li

designed not to harm the

friendly

ˌfren(d)li/

umweltfreundlich

natural environment.

used for telling someone that

etw. ruhig tun, nicht zögern etw.

they can do something if they

feel free

/ˈfiːl ˌfriː/

zu tun

want to.

a vehicle that uses two long

metal bars at the front for lifting

forklift truck

/ˌfɔː(r)klɪft ˈtrʌk/

Gabelstapler

and moving heavy objects.

geothermal

/dʒiːəʊˈθɜː(r)m(ə)l

power that is generated from

energy

ˌenə(r)dʒi/

geothermische Energie

the heat within the Earth.

to change a place or activity in a

way that protects the

environment or limits damage to

green

/ɡriːn/

hier: ökologisch ausrichten

the environment.

designed to protect the

environment or to limit damage

green

/ɡriːn/

grün

to the environment.

a gas that stops heat from

escaping from the atmosphere

and causes the greenhouse

effect. Carbon dioxide is a

greenhouse gas

/ˌɡriːnˌhaʊs ˈɡæs/

Treibhausgas

greenhouse gas.

green supply chain

management: the process of

coordinating the supplying of

goods to customers that tries to

minimize the negative impact

GSCM (grünes

that this process has on the

GSCM

/ˌdʒiː es siː ˈem/

Lieferantenkettenmanagement)

environment.

Zustellung zum Endkunden

the final transportation of goods

last-mile

/ˈlɑːst maɪl

(auch: Zustellung der letzten

from a storage location to the

delivery

dɪˌlɪv(ə)ri/

Meile)

customer.

a case that a court of law is

asked to decide involving a

disagreement between two

lawsuit

/ˈlɔːˌsuːt/

Gerichtsverfahren, -prozess

people or organizations.

Herstellung, Fertigung,

the business of making goods in

manufacturing

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ/

Produktion

large quantities in a factory.

progress or development that is

momentum

/məʊˈmentəm/

Schwung, Dynamik

becoming faster or stronger.

material that is used to provide

extra protection for something

padding

/ˈpædɪŋ/

Polster, Füllmaterial

that has been packed.

ways of measuring the progress,

performance

/pə(r)ˈfɔː(r)məns

efficiency, effectiveness, etc of a

metrics

ˌmetrɪks/

Leistungsmetrik, -kennzahlen

process.

the stages that a product goes

through from when a company

product life

/ˌprɒdʌkt ˈlaɪf

first launches it to when they

cycle

ˌsaɪk(ə)l/

Produktlebenszyklus

finally stop making it.

a frame or shelf used for storing

rack

/ræk/

Regal

items in a warehouse.

to make a process more

effective and efficient by

rationalize

/ˈræʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/

rationalisieren

removing what isn't needed.

a sudden interest among

a lot of people in having or doing

rush

/rʌʃ/

Andrang

something.

a part of a country’s economic

sector

/ˈsektə(r)/

Sektor, Branche

or business activity.

to reduce something by a large

slash

/slæʃ/

kappen

amount.

small and medium-sized

enterprise: a business that has a

small or medium number of

KMU (kleine und

employees, usually fewer than

SME

/ˌes em ˈiː/

mittelständische Unternehmen)

250.

energy that is generated from

solar power

/ˌsəʊlə(r) ˈpaʊə(r)/

Solarenergie

the sun's rays.

to get a product or basic

source

/sɔː(r)s/

beziehen

material from somewhere.

to arrange for events or

activities to start or happen at

stagger

/ˈstæɡə(r)/

hier: abstufen, staffeln

different times.

using methods that do not harm

sustainable

/səˈsteɪnəb(ə)l/

nachhaltig

the environment.

an approach to development

that takes into account the need

sustainable

/səˈsteɪnəb(ə)l

to preserve the planet for future

development

dɪˌveləpmənt/

nachhaltige Entwicklung

generations.

to make an organized and

determined attempt to deal

with a problem, often a social

problem such as crime or

tackle

/ˈtæk(ə)l/

etw. angehen, bekämpfen

unemployment.

a poisonous substance that

toxin

/ˈtɒksɪn/

Giftstoff, Toxin

causes disease.

relating to or happening at an

upstream

/ʌpˈstriːm/

vorgelagert, -geschaltet

earlier stage in a process.

referring to a vehicle that does

not release anything harmful to

the environment when it is in

zero-emission

/ˌzɪərəʊ ɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

emissions-/schadstofffrei

operation.