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Swap Body or Demountable Body
Definition:It’s a type of container that can easily be transferred from one means to another. We can also describe it as one of the standard freight containers for road and rail transport. This container type may also be called "exchangeable container"
Remolque movible o carrocería intercambiable
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Definitión:Incoterms are international commercial terms
‘términos internacionales de comercio’
Activity:Which of the following Incoterms is the most unfavourable for the buyer: ..........
Meaning of "DDU" = Delivered Duty Unpaid
(a) FOB (b) DDU (c) EXW (d) CPT
DDU
“El comprador es responsable tanto de los costes como de los riesgos de la descarga, despacho aduanero de importación y cualquier entrega subsecuente más allá del lugar de destino.”
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Tank containers for foodstuffs “Contenedores cisterna para productos alimenticios”
Activity:A tank containers for foodstuffs must be labelled as "................................".
(a) Only For Drinks (b) Potable Liquids (c) Drinks Inside (d) Potable Liquids only
Potable Liquids only
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Activity:The abbreviation "DHL" stands for: ...........................................................
DHL stands for Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn (founders of DHL Worldwide Express)
(a) Deutsche Handels Logistik (b) Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn (c) Department of High Logistics (d) Dow Howard Line
(b) Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn
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(a) TNT (b) DHL (c) NBC (d) UPS
The following abbreviation does NOT stand for a big logistics company: ..........NBC
Example: National Broadcasting Company
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The following task is NOT performed by a warehouse worker: ..................... .
(a) packing (b) ticking (c) checking (d) picking
ticking
tick off (mark off): √ (demarcar tachar )Meaning:
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Conveyor belt
Cinta transportadora
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“... freight transportation is vital to countries’s economy. At any given moment,billons of euros’ worth of goods are being moved by trucks, train, ship or barge(canal boat), or held in a yard for transportation or distribution.
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Definitions:1. A reach stacker is a vehicle used for handling intermodal cargo containers in small terminals or medium-sized ports. Reach stackers are able to transport a
container short distances very quickly and pile them in various rows depending on its access.2. Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They are a common
means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
3. A swap body (or swop body) is one of the standard freight containers for road and rail transport. This container type may also be called "exchangeable container" or "interchangeable unit“
4. A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. 5. A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or
machinery used in agriculture or construction.
6. A large goods vehicle (also heavy goods vehicle, medium goods vehicle, LGV and HGV), is the European Union term for any truck with a gross combination mass (GCM) of over 3,500 kilograms (7,716 lb).
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Carrier is a company that moves the goods from one place to another place.
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UNIT 3 'Economies Of Scale'
Spanish explanations:
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UNIT 3
A medida que la cantidad de producción aumenta desde Q hasta Q2, el coste medio de cada unidad decrece desde C hasta C1.
Economía de escala
1 LRAC = Long-run average cost → Coste medio a largo plazo.
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Watch video: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/economiesofscale.asp
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Buffer stockThe aim of Buffer stock is to stabilize prices
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbQmyIVHB0Q
It means that Buffer Stock is a stock held to reduce the negative effects (stock-out costs) of an unusually large usage of stock.
EXAMPLE
For more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9U3mnoBz8g
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Factory gate pricing:
The term factory gate pricing is defined as the pick-up price of finished goods sold by manufacturers to retailers or distributors. Factory gate prices do not include the cost of delivering products because the buyer collects the goods at the factory’s or supplier’s gate.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLq-t6skp2M
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Supply Chain:A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.
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“Tender” is especially British English a formal statement of the price you would charge for doing a job or providing goods or services [= bid1 American English]
Tender
To put something out for tender Sacar algo a concurso
– For definition of “tender” watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhY9zyk8jA
1to bid = hacer una oferta, pujar.
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