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Tiếng anh chuyên ngành kinh tế
Typology: Exercises
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Vocabulary : Industrial production
It is one tool and even once the price has been determined they may not choose the lowest price Listening 2: Low-cost manufacturing
1. What are the advantages of having factories in Singapore and China? The advantages of having factories in Singapore and China are a long-time industry, providing low-cost manufacturing and they are able to maintain quality 2. Why is this not sourcing? Because this is wholly owned by Leica 3. What was the problem with staff in China? The problem was mainly to do with training local staff, but particularty staff retention, because the economy was booming so much 4. Fill in the gaps in this extract Yes, when we first set up the company in China there were a great many problems, mainly to do with training local staff, but particularly staff retention , because the economy was booming so much, we found that after training staff, bringing them up to the standards we expected, they were very attractive to other companies and could easily move and take their skill elsewhere, so there was a constant process of training and retraining , it was very hard to retain staff. Reading : The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention **Comprehension
Handling n The act of taking or holding something in the hands Sự điều khiển Obsolescence n The progress of becoming outdated and no longer used Lỗi thời Computers are infamous for their rapid obsolescene Theft n The action or crime of stealing Trộm cắp He was convicted of theft Breakage n The action of breaking something Đứt gãy Some breakage of bone has occurred Variation n A change or difference in condition, amount, or level Biến thể Utilize v Make practical and effective use of Tận dụng Vitamin C helps body utilize the iron present in your diet Auction n A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder Bán đấu giá The Picture is expected to appear in the auction Stipulate v Demand or specify (a requirement) Quy định He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage Embed v Fix firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass ấn vào, cắm vào He was embedded in his hand by thorn Equity n the value of the shares issued by a company Vốn chủ sở hữu He owns 62% of the group’s equity Disruptive a Causing or tending to cause disruption Gây rối The hours of work are disruptive to home life Expotentially adv More and more rapidly Theo hàm mũ Our business has been growing expontentially Weave v Form by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to thêm Dệt Textiles are woven from linen or wool Prosperity n The state of being prosperous Sự phồn vinh He wished the couple a life of happiness and prosperity
Vocabulary : Pull and push strategies
always very expensive, they try and drive down inventory, they do not want inventory, but they have to balance the needs of local customers and the fast turnover of stock with the cost of keeping that inventory Reading : Supply-chaining Comprehension
1. Fill the gaps, and then put the following sentences in the correct order. The first one has been done for you - A Wal-Mart truck picks up boxes of merchandise at a supplier’s factory or warehouse - The boxes are placed on a small conveyor belt - The small conyeyor belt joins a larger one - A machine reads the bar codes on each box - Electric arms guide the boxes off the main river onto another smaller one - This belt leads to another bay where the boxes are swept onto Wal-Mart trucks - The goods are uploaded at Wal-Mart’s distribution centre - The products are deliveried to the Wal-Mart store that ordered them - The cashier scans the product, which sends a signal to the Wal-Mart network to produce another one - A customer buys a products 2. What are the three main metaphors that Friedman uses in this passage? Why does he use them? The three main metaphors are viewing perch and watched the show, stream feeding into a powerful river, an electric eye reads the bar Reading : Manufacturing supply chain work flow
eassily Manual a Done with a hand Thủ công Manual sourrvenirs are pretty beautiful Replenish v Fill something up again Bổ sung Waitor replenishes clients’glass with water