TÀI LIỆU BỔ TRỢ môn TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH KINH TẾ QUỐC TẾ TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGÂN HÀNG THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ

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KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ

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TÀI LIỆU BỔ TRỢ
môn
TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH
KINH TẾ QUỐC TẾ
Biên soạn: Phạm Lê Sùng Chính

9 – 2020
(Tài liệu sử dụng nội bộ)


BANKING UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO
FOR REFERENCE

TÀI LIỆU BỔ TRỢ
môn

TIẾNG ANH
CHUYÊN NGÀNH
KINH TẾ QUỐC TẾ
ENGLISH
for
INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMICS WORKBOOK

(Theo định hướng
KINH DOANH QUỐC TẾ)

(Minor:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES)

Compiled by Phạm Lê Sùng Chính

9 – 2020
(Tài liệu sử dụng nội bộ - Internal use )


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank the following for their precious contribution to the body of professional knowledge
and English study, without the citation, quotation, and adaptation of which the book cannot have been
compiled: 2018 Quick Response Logistics (Munich, GRIN Verlag), Achilles ©All Rights Reserved, The
Balance Small Business, Bugg Marketing Solutions, Cambridge Dictionary, M. Christopher et al., Collins
Online English Dictionary, CUP, Connect by TMC (a division of C.H. Robinson), D. Cotton et al., Daily
Grammar, davidkigerinfo, The Economic Times, English Grammar, EnglishPractice.com © 2019, © 2020
Entrepreneur Media, Inc., P. Emmerson Jr., Inbound Logistics, Investopedia, Intertek, W. Keenan,W.
Kenton, Khoa Ngoại Ngữ Đại Học Ngân Hàng TP HCM, N. Kokemuller, M. Llamas, Longman, Longman
Dictionary of Contemporary English Online, © 2020 Logistics Bureau Pty Ltd. SEO, I. MacKenzie,
Macmillan, Macmillan Dictionary, Macmillan Education, Manufacturing Global (© 2019 BizClik Media
Ltd.), A. McKeown & R. Wright, Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary, P. Mishra, C. Mutuku, R.
O’Byrne, Online Marketing Whiz, Oxford College of Procurement and Supply, Oxford Learner’s
Dictionaries, OUP, Pearson Longman, A. Pilbeam & N. O’Driscoll, K. Richardson & M. Kavanagh & J.
Sydes, A. Shayan, S. CHAND & COMPANY LTD., Small Business – Chron.com, ©2019 Thomas
Publishing Company, (© 2019 UpCounsel, Inc., GRIN Verlag), Wren & Martin

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ABBREVIATIONS
(adj.) adjective
(adv.) adverb
(exp.) expression
[C] countable noun
CD Cambridge Dictionary
CED Collins Online English Dictionary
cf. see
l. line
LBD Longman Business Dictionary
LDCE Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary
Online
MD Macmillan Dictionary
MWLD Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary
OLD Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
p. paragraph
sb. somebody
sth. something
[U] uncountable noun
(vi.) intransitive verb
(vl.) linking verb
(vt.) transitive verb

iii

INTRODUCTION

That Adrian Pilbeam and Nina O’Driscoll’s Logistics Management Market
Leader (Longman, 2010) was originally designed for learners whose level of English is
higher than the one possessed by Vietnamese students majoring Intenational Economics
(with a focus on International Business Studies) at the Banking University HCMC poses
a grave question: how to fill in the gap. The workbook which is composed of basic
vocabulary, usage, reading, writing, and translation exercises serves the purpose to
facilitate these EFL students’ learning when they do the tasks tailored in the Pilbeam and
O’Dricoll’s coursebook. Moreover, to express a support to the Banking University
HCMC’s objective – to foster students’ active and positive academic role -, the workbook
is supplemented with a variety of further basic and advanced exercises similar in format
with the ones mostly found in final tests so that the EFL students have an opportunity to
improve their two English skills of reading and writing through continual practice and
self-study.
The coursebook is designed in two main parts: Part A: Topical Issues and Part B:
Supplementary Exercises.
Part A: Topical Issues consists of nine modules equivalent to nine units
designated in the syllabus of the course. Each module comprises two sections: In-class
Practice and Further Practice:
I. In-class Practice: This section includes basic as well as advanced exercises
partly or fully simulating the ones that can be found in the test bank of the
course so that ESL students feel more confident when they sit final exams
after doing these exercises. Thanks to the practice of the tasks, the ESL
students have a second, or even a third, a fourth, etc. opportunity to read a text
or to practise using English in order to improve their comprehension, language
skills, and better results in final tests.
II. Further Practice: This section is designed with several exercises focusing on
some grammatical topics which are evident in each module so that ESL
students can improve their reading and writing skills through their incessant

practice.
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Part B: Supplementary Exercises comprises forty texts oriented to logistics and
business studies which are compiled in two formats (simulating the ones in the test bank):
reading texts as blank-filling exercises and reading texts with questions. These exercises
assist students in better comprehension of various topics about business studies, in
consolidation and extension of the technical terms acquired in Part A, thanks to which
ESL students may have an opportunity to achieve better results in their final tests and
improve English reading as well as writing skills.
Nevertheless, the workbook cannot be compiled without shortcomings and
mistakes, so the compiler would be grateful to receive precious comments and criticism
from distinguished readers.

vi


CONTENTS
Part A: TOPICAL ISSUES

1

Module 1 (Unit 2): Using the Supply Chain to Increase
Sales

3

Module 2 (Unit 5): Minimising Risks with Suppliers

11

Module 3 (Unit 6): Managing Unexpected Events and
Disasters

21

Module 4 (Unit 7): Developments in Global Manufacturing
and Sourcing

31

Module 5 (Unit 9): Ethical Sourcing

41

Module 6 (Unit 12): A New Distribution Model

51

Module 7 (Unit 13): Managing Changes in Demand

61

Module 8 (Unit 14): Fast-response Logistics for Retailing

71

Module 9 (Unit 17): Moving beyond Logistics

81

Part B: SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES

91

Module 10: Blank-filling Exercises

93

Module 11: Reading Texts with Questions

113

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

131

Suggested Answers – Module 1

133

Suggested Answers – Module 2

139

Suggested Answers – Module 3

143

Suggested Answers – Module 4

147
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Suggested Answers – Module 5

151

Suggested Answers – Module 6

155

Suggested Answers – Module 7

159

Suggested Answers – Module 8

165

Suggested Answers – Module 9

169

Suggested Answers – Module 10

177

Suggested Answers – Module 11

183

NOTES

189

GLOSSARY

195

REFERENCES

199

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PART A:

TOPICAL ISSUES

Part A (including exercises and suggested answers) is, if not noted otherwise, compiled mainly from Adrian Pilbeam & Nina O’Driscoll’s Logistics Management Market Leader (Longman,
2010).
Part B (including exercises and suggested answers) is, if not noted otherwise, compiled mainly from FFL’s Bank of Revision Exercises – English for International Economics (Minor:
English for International Business Studies) for internal use (FLL-BUH HCMC, 2019).

1

PART B:

SUPPLEMENTARY
EXERCISES

91


SUGGESTED
ANSWERS

131


NOTES
1

Note 1:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 22/June/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 22/June/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 22/June/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 22/June/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 22/June/19.
2

Note 2:

Entry word 1 is adapted from MD; 24/June/19.

Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 24/June/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 24/June/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CED; 24/June/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CD; 24/June/19.
3

Note 3:

Entry word 1 is adapted from MWLD; 24/June/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from MWLD; 24/June/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from MWLD; 24/June/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from MWLD; 24/June/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from MWLD; 24/June/19.
4

Note 4:

This part is adapted from “Supply Chain” by Will Kenton in Investopedia; 6/June/19.
5

Note 5:

This part is adapted from “Supply Chain” by Will Kenton in Investopedia; 6/June/19.
6

Note 6:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 14/July/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 14/July/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 14/July/19.

Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 14/July/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 14/July/19.
7

Note 7:

Entry word 1 is adapted from MD; 14/July/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 14/July/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from MD; 14/July/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from LDCE; 14/July/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CD; 14/July/19.
8

Note 8:

Entry word 1 is adapted from LDCE; 14/July/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from LBD; /> 14/July/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; /> 14/July/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from KnowledgeBrief; /> 24/June/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from MD; 14/July/19.
9

Note 9:

This part is adapted from “Five strategies to manage risks of supplier failure in manufacturing” in Manufacturing Global, © 2019 BizClik Media Ltd. ;
17/July/19.
10

Note 10:

This part is adapted from “Minimising Risks In International Sourcing” by Will Kenton in Oxford College of Procurement and Supply;
17/July/19.
11

Note 11:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; /> 29/July/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 29/July/19.
12

Note 12:

189


Entry word 1 is adapted from MD; /> 29/July/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from MD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from MD; 29/July/19.
13

Note 13:

Entry word 1 is adapted from MD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 29/July/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 29/July/19.

Entry word 4 is adapted from /> 29/July/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CD; /> 29/July/19.
14

Note 14:

This part is adapted from “Expect the Unexpected: Planning Supply Chain Contingencies for Unpredictable Events” (27/October/2016) by Maria Llamas, with contributions from
Danielle Shuey in Connect, by TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson ; 29/July/19.
15

Note 15:

This part is adapted from “The Unexpected Happens: Is Your Supply Chain Prepared?” (1/December/2006) by William Keenan, Jr.in Inbound Logistics ©2019 Thomas
Publishing Company; 29/July/19.
16

Note 16:

This part is adapted from “Quiz for Lessons 271 – 275 Parts of the Sentence - Noun Clauses” in Daily Grammar; 7/August/19.
17

Note 17:

This part is excepted from “Replace noun phrase with noun clause” in English Practice (EnglishPractice.com © 2019); 7/August/19.
18

Note 18:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 9/August/19.

Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 9/August/19.
19

Note 19:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CED; 9/August/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CED; 9/August/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from MD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CED; 9/August/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CED; 9/August/19.
20

Note 20:

Entry word 1 is adapted from MD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CD; /> 9/August/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CD; 9/August/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CD; 9/August/19.
21

Note 21:

This part is adapted from “What Is Global Sourcing?” in UpCounsel, © 2019 UpCounsel, Inc.; 9/August/19.
22

Note 22:

This part is adapted from “What Is Global Sourcing?” in UpCounsel, © 2019 UpCounsel, Inc.; 9/August/19.
23

Note 23:

This part is adapted from “Concession and contrast: grammar worksheet” in EnglishGrammar; />12/August/2019 and from “Adverb clause of condition” in English Practice; 12/August/19.
24

Note 24:

This part is adapted from “Replace noun phrase with noun clause” in English Practice (EnglishPractice.com © 2019); 7/August/19 and from New Edition High School English Grammar and Composition (232-233,1999) by Wren & Martin; S. CHAND & COMPANY
LTD.
25

Note 25:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 18/November/19.

190


Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 18/November/19.
26

Note 26:

Entry word 1 is adapted from MD; 16/November/19.

Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from MWLD; /> 18/November/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CED; 18/November/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from MD; 18/November/19.
27

Note 27:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 18/November/19.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CED; 18/November/19.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CD; 18/November/19.
28

Note 28:

This part is adapted from “Is Outsourcing an Ethical Practice?” by Neil Kokemuller; Small Business – Chron.com; 19/November/19.
29

Note 29:

This part is adapted from “Obama raises pitch against outsourcing” by Pankaj Mishra in The Economic Times (10/Sep/2010);
19/November/19.
30

Note 30:

This part is adapted from “What does Ethical Sourcing really mean for your business?”, 15/Nov/16 by Alireza Shayan in Intertek; 6/Jan/20.
31

Note 31:

This part is adapted from “Unethical supply chains: What’s the problem and how to deal with it” in Achilles © 2020 All Rights Reserved; 10/Jan/20.
31

Note 31:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD 22/January/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
32

Note 32:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from MD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from MD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 22/January/20.
33

Note 33:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from RW3 Technologies © 2018; /> /> 22/January/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 22/January/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CD; 22/January/20.

Entry word 5 is adapted from CED; 22/January/20.
34

Note 34:

This part is adapted from “Distribution Models”; Bugg Marketing Solutions; 22/January/20.
35

Note 35:

This part is adapted from “Distribution Models”; © 2020 Entrepreneur Media, Inc.; 31/January/20.
36

Note 36:

This part is adapted from “Distribution Models”; © 2020 Entrepreneur Media, Inc.; 31/January/20.
37

Note 37:

This part is adapted from “Distribution Models”; © 2020 Entrepreneur Media, Inc.; 31/January/20.
38

Note 38:

Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.

39

Note 39:

191


Entry word 1 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from MD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 9/February/20.
40

Note 40:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CD; /> 9/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CD; 9/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CED; 9/February/20.
41

Note 41:

This part is adapted from “7 Golden Rules for Change Management in Supply Chain Organisations” by Rob O’Byrne; © 2020 Logistics Bureau Pty Ltd. SEO by Online Marketing
Whiz; 9/February/20.
42

Note 42:

This part is adapted from “7 Golden Rules for Change Management in Supply Chain Organisations” by Rob O’Byrne; © 2020 Logistics Bureau Pty Ltd. SEO by Online Marketing
Whiz; 9/February/20.
43

Note 43:

This part is adapted from “Distribution Models”; 22/January/2020.
44

Note 44:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 6 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
45

Note 45:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CD; />11/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from MD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
46

Note 46:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CD; 11/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 11/February/20.
47

Note 47:

This part is adapted from “Fashion Logistics and Quick Response” by Martin Christopher, Bob Lowson and Helen Peck ; Flylib.com © 2008-2017;
11/Frebuary/20.
48

Note 48:

This part is adapted from “Fashion Logistics and Quick Response” by Martin Christopher, Bob Lowson and Helen Peck ; Flylib.com © 2008-2017;
11/Frebuary/20.
49

Note 49:

This part is adapted from “Fashion Logistics and Quick Response” by Martin Christopher, Bob Lowson and Helen Peck ; Flylib.com © 2008-2017;
11/Frebuary/20.
50

Note 50:

This part is adapted from “Quick Response Logistics”by Caroline Mutuku in 2018, Quick Response Logistics, Munich, GRIN Verlag; />11/February/20.
51

Note 51:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 6 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 7 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
52

Note 52:

192


Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 3 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 6 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 7 is adapted from OLD; 13/February/20.
53

Note 53:

Entry word 1 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 2 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.

Entry word 3 is adapted from MD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 4 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 5 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
Entry word 6 is adapted from Vocabulary.com Dictionary; /> 13/February/20.
Entry word 7 is adapted from CD; 13/February/20.
54

Note 54:

This part is adapted from “Green supply chain management: Definition, examples and challenges”; davidkigerinfo, 3/June/16;
13/February/20.
55

Note 55:

This part is adapted from “Green supply chain management: Definition, examples and challenges”; davidkigerinfo, 3/June/16;
13/February/20.
56

Note 56:

This part is adapted from “Introduction to the Green Supply Chain”; The Balance Small Business; 13/February/2020.
57

Note 57:

This part is adapted from “Introduction to the Green Supply Chain”; The Balance Small Business; 13/February/2020.

193

GLOSSARY
(The figure after the term refers to the module number,
for example: the term “account for” in “account for (vt.) 1” can be found in Module 1 of this book.)

A
account for /əˈkaʊnt fɚ/
(vt.) 1

availability
/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.ti/  onshelf availability [U] 6

configuration
/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ [C] 9

B

consider /kənsɪdəʳ/ (vt.) 4

backhaul /ˈbækˌhɔːl/ [C] 9

consolidation
/kənˌsɒl.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ [C] 9

achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ (vt.) 4
address /əˈdres/ (vt.) 9
advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ 
take advantage of sth 4

barge /ˈbɑːdʒ/ [C] 9

congestion /kənˈdʒes.tʃən/
[U] 6

constantly /ˈkɒnstəntli/
(adv.) 8

affordable /əˈfɔːdəbl/
(adj.) 8

base /beɪs/  supply base
[C] 2

alternative /ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv /;
(adj.) 3

broadly /ˈbrɔːd.li/ (adv.) 9

control /kənˈtrəʊl/ 
under control 3

alternative /ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv /;
[C] 5

C

cost / kɔst/  cut costs (v.)
5

announce /əˈnaʊns/ (vt.) 5

carry out /ˈkær.i. aʊt/ (vt.)
8

credit /ˈkredɪt/ [U] 1

challenge /tʃælɪndʒ/ [C] 4

critical /ˈkrɪtɪkl/ (adj.) 1 &
3

appropriate /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/
(adj.) 9

charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ [U] 1

currency /ˈkʌr.ən.si/ [C] 8

argue /ˈɑːɡjuː/ (vt.) 9

charity /ˈtʃærəti/ [C] 5

current /ˈkʌr.ənt/ (adj.) 6

common /ˈkɒmən/ (adj.) 4

cut costs /ˈkʌt kɔsts/; (v.) 5

appeal /əˈpiːl/ (n.) 8

argument /ˈɑːɡjumənt/ [C]
4
as a matter of routine /əz
əz ˈmæt.ər əv ruːˈtiːn/ 3
assessment /əˈsesmənt/ [C]
6
attempt /əˈtempt/ [C] 2

compelling /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
(adj.) 9
compete /kəmˈpiːt/ (v.) 4
&8
component /kəmˈpəʊnənt/
[C] 2
concern /kənˈsɜːn/ [U,C] 2
195

cycle /ˈsaɪkl/ [C] 8

D
decrease /dɪˈkriːs/ (vi., vt.)
4


demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ [U, C]
3

file /faɪl/ (vi., vt.) 2

detect /dɪˈtekt/ (vt.) 3

flexible /ˈflek.sə.bəl/ (adj.)
4

display /dɪspleɪ/ (vt.) 7
drive /ˈdraɪv/ (vt.) 9
dual / ˈdjuːəl/ (adj.) 8
dye /daɪ/ (vt.) 8

fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ (vt.) 5

in house /ˌɪn ˈhaʊs/ 8
in turn / ɪn „tɜː(r)n/ 1

flexibility /ˌfleksəˈbɪləti /
[U] 7

inflation /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ 
wage inflation [U] 4

focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ (vi, vt.) 1

inventory /ˈinvəntri/; (n.) 1
&6

footprint /ˈfʊt.prɪnt/ [C] 9
E

forecasted /ˈfɔːˌkɑːstɪd/
(adj.) 1

economics /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/
[U] 6

forward /ˈfɔː(r)wə(r)d/
(adj.) 6

emission /ɪˈmɪʃn/ [C] 6

impact /ˈɪm.pækt/ (n.) 5 &
9

J

K

freight /freɪt/ [U] 1 & 6

ə

enable /ɪˈneɪ.b l/ (vt.) 7
era /ˈɪərə/ [C] 6
essential /ɪˈsenʃ(ə)l/ (adj.)
2

frustrated /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/
(adj.) 7

launch /lɔːntʃ / (vt.) 7
leader /ˈliː.dər/  market

leader [C] 3

G

ethical /ˈeθɪk(ə)l/ (adj.) 5
exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
(adv.) 8
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ (vt.) 9

lean /liːn/ (adj.) 6
H

leave /liːv/ (vt.) 7

haulage /ˈhɔːlɪdʒ/ [U] 9
high-volume /haɪ
ˈvɒl.juːm/ (adj.) 7

F
facility /fəˈsɪləti/ [C] 9

home worker
/ˈhəʊmwɜːkə(r)/ [C] 5

fashion /ˈfæʃ(ə)n /; [U] 7

house /haʊs/ in house 8

fashion  fast fashion
/ˌfɑːst ˈfæʃ.ən/ [U] 8

fast fashion [U] 8

L

live /ˈlaɪv/ (adj.) 1
long-standing
/ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ/ (adj.) 5
look across /ˈlʊk əˈkrɒs/
(v.) 9

M
I
identify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/; (vt.) 6
196

maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ (vt.) 2
&5


manager /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.ər/ 
middle manager [C] 4

payment terms /ˈpeɪmənt
tɜːmz/ (n.) 2

market leader /ˈmɑː.kɪt
ˈliː.dər/ [C] 3

persuade /pə(r)ˈsweɪd/ (vt.)
3

matter /ˈmæt.ər/  as a
matter of routine 3

pick-up point /ˈpɪkˌʌp
pɔɪnt/ [C] 6

maximize /ˈmæksɪmaɪz/
(vt.) 7

point  pick-up point [C]
6

satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ (n.) 9

middle manager /ˌmɪd.əl
ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.ər/ [C] 4

predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ (vt.) 4
present /prɪˈzent/ (vt.) 2

second-tier supplier
/ˈsek.ənd tɪər səˈplaɪ.ər/ [C]
2

pressure /ˈpreʃə(r) /  put
pressure on sth 3

serious /ˈsɪəriəs/; (adj.) 3

price /praɪs/ [C] 4

shelf /ʃelv/  on-shelf
availability [U] 6

misplace /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/ (vt.)
2

N
negotiate /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/ (vt.)
3

probable /ˈprɒbəbl/ (adj.) 3
propose /prəˈpəʊz/ (vt.) 2
put pressure on sth 3

O
objective /əbˈdʒek.tɪv/ [C]
8

Q

on-shelf availability /ɒn
ʃelf əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [U] 6

R

optimize /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/ (vt.) 9
originally /ərɪdʒɪnəli/
(adv.) 4

routine /ruːˈtiːn/;  as a
matter of routine 3

S

schedule /ˈʃɛˌdjuːl/ (vt.) 1

shelve /ʃelv/ (vt.) 1
shortage /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/; (n.) 7
simplistic /sɪmplɪstɪk/
(adj.) 5
single-source /ˈsɪŋɡl sɔːs/
(vt.) 3
slightly /ˈslaɪt.li/ (adv.) 8

reflect / rɪˈflekt/ (vt.) 8

solution /səˈluːʃ(ə)n/ [C] 2

relevant /ˈrel.ə.vənt/ (adj.)
8

sound /saʊnd/ (adj.) 6

relocate /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt/ (vi.) 4

stock /stɒk/ out of stock
1

out of stock /aʊt əv ‘stɒk/ 1
rely on /rɪˈlɑɪ/ (v.) 5
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ (vl.) 3
P
partially /pɑːʳʃəli/ (adv.) 1

revisit /riˈvɪz·ɪt/ (vt.) 9

respond to /rɪˈspɒnd /; (v.)
3
197

stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ (adj.) 7

standing  long-standing
(adj.) 5


subcontract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/
(vt.) 5
supplier  second-tier
supplier [C] 2
supply base /səˈplaɪ beɪs/
[C] 2

V
visible /ˈvɪzəbl/ (adj.) 9
volume /ˈvɑːlˌjuːm/ (n.) 1

survive /səˈvaɪv/ (vi.) 2

volume  high-volume
(adj.) 7

suspicion /səˈspɪʃn/ [U, C]
7

W

sustainable /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
(adj.) 9

wage inflation /weɪdʒ
ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ [U] 4

swap /swɒp / (vi.) 2

worker  home worker
[C] 5

T
take advantage of sth 4
temporary /ˈtem.pər.ər.i/
(adj.) 7

X-Y-Z

term  payment terms (n.)
2
trade-off /ˈtreɪd ɒf/; [C] 6

trust /trʌst/; [U] 5
turn /tɜː(r)n/  in turn 1
U
uncover /ʌnˈkʌvə(r)/ (vt.) 5
under control /ˈʌndə(r)
kənˈtrəʊl/ 3
unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ (adj.) 7
up to /ˈʌp ˌtuː / (prep.) 7
198


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MODULE 1: USING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
TO INCREASE SALES
A.
I.

IN-CLASS PRACTICE
VOCABULARY 1: Read paragraphs A and B of the article on page 10
and match up the following words/expressions with their
definitions/explanations in English.

1. charge [U]

A. goods that are transported by

[(in) ~ of + sth.]

ships, planes, trains or
lorries/trucks; the system of
transporting goods in this way

2. credit [U]

B. a position of having control over

[~ for sth.]

somebody/something;
responsibility for

somebody/something

3. to focus (vi, vt)

C. _ expressing disapproval of

[~ (sth) (on/upon sb/sth)]

somebody/something and saying
what you think is bad about them
[~ of sb/sth]
- extremely important because a
future situation will be affected
by it; crucial

4. freight [U]

D. praise or approval because you
are responsible for something good
that has happened

5. critical (adj)

E. to give attention, effort, etc. to
one particular subject, situation
or person rather than another

3