Exercises1PartIIVocabularyexercises1.B2.C3.D4.B5.D6.B7.A8.C9.C10.BIIFillintheblankswithwordsorphrasesfromthelistbelow:1.“Logistics”isaterm,whichoriginatesfromboththearmyandFrench.AccordingtotheFrench,theBaronofJomini,whoofSwissoriginwhohadservedinNapoleon’sarmybeforejoiningtheRussiansandwholaterfoundedtheMilitaryAcademyofSt.Petersburg,firstusedthetermintheearly19thcentury.Soinamilitarysense,theterm‘logistics’encompassestransportorganization,armyreplenishmentsandmaterialmaintenance.2.Logisticsdealswithsatisfyingthecustomer.Thisimpliesthatmanagementmustfirstunderstandwhatthoserequirementsarebeforealogisticsstrategycanbedevelopedandimplementedtomeetthem.Aswillbediscussedinmoredetaillater,customerserviceisthemostimportantoutputofanorganization’slogisticssystem.Thisfocusoncustomersatisfactionwillbeemphasizedthroughthetextjustasitshouldbeinthefirm.PartIIIVocabularyexercises1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D6.D7.A8.A9.C10.AIIFillintheblankswithwordsorphrasesfromthelistbelow:1.Transportationreferstothephysicalmovementofgoodsfromapointoforigintoapointofconsumptionandcaninvolverawmaterialsbeingbroughtintotheproductionprocessand/orfinishedgoodsbeingshippedouttothecustomer.2.Sincetheseinputscanhaveadirectimpactonboththecostandqualityofthefinalproduct/serviceofferedtotheconsumer,thisactivityisvitaltotheoverallsuccessofthelogisticseffort.Inaddition,themoveawayfromlocalsourcinginfavorofglobalbuyinghascomplicatedthisentireprocessdramaticallyinrecentyears.PartIIIIVocabularyexercises1.D2.C3.B4.D5.A6.C7.D8.D9.B10.CIIFillintheblankswithwordsorphrasesfromthelistbelow:1.Costhasarelationtoservice.Theygohandinhand.Asyoudefineyourserviceagainstyourcostsorcostsagainstservice,thegiveandtakedevelopsintoyouroperatingcostsandbudgets.Thenyouhavetomakesurethatthecostcanbemanaged.Otherwisecostscangooutofcontrol,orseemto.2.Logisticsisaprocess,whichrunsfromthevendor'sdoorthroughtothecustomer's.Itinteractswithalmosteverygroupwithinthecompanyandwithmanycompaniesoutsidethecompany,includingitscustomers.Effectivelogisticsrevolvesaroundfivekeyissues--movementofproduct,movementofinformation,time/service,costandintegration.Eachofthisiscriticaltothesuccessoflogisticsandtocreatingvalue-addedtothecompanyandimprovingcompetitiveness.Exercises2PartIIVocabularyexercises1.A2.B3.B4.B5.A6.B7.B8.B9.A10.A11.B12.B13.B14.B15.DPartIIIVocabularyexercises1.A2.C3.A4.D5.A6.D7.B8.B9.D10.BIIStructure1.C2.C3.C4.D5.CPartIIIIVocabularyexercises1.A2.B3.C4.A5.A6.C7.A8.CIIStructure1.C2.C3.C4.A5.BExercisesPartII.Clickonthewordorphrasethatfitsthesentence:.ThePublicsector______animportantroleintransport,throughtheconstruction,ownershipandcontrolofroads,railroadsandinmostcountries.(A)do(B)get(C)play(D)plays2.Thisdoesnotonlyrelatetothehandlingtechniques,_______totheequipmentitself.(A)and(B)which(C)butalso(D)too3.Ashipmaybemovedfromonetradeorroutetoanother,_______aportcannotbemoved.(A)that(B)which(C)while(D)why4.Thehighcostofprovision,longevityandscaleeconomiesassociated_______thefixedcomponentscreatetendenciestowardsmonopolycontrol,whiletheeaseofentry,flexibilityandlackofscaleeffetstendtostimulatecompetitioninthemobilesector.(A)on(B)in(C)to(D)with5.Publicauthoritiesaremostoftenresponsible(1)planning,constructionandmaintenanceofthefixedelementsoftransport,theinfrastructure.Itisassumedthattheirmain(2)istosecuretheinternationaltradetoandfromaregionoracountry.Buttheinvestmentstheyarewillingtoundertakemustinmostcasesbedemonstratedtohaveaviableeconomicbasisthroughprojectionsofcargoflowsand(3)nationalgains.Thecarefulplanningand(4)ofroadandportprojectsareexamplesofthis.Theshipowners,asthesuppliersofships,willhavesimilarinterestsinevaluatingthecargoflowtoandfromaspecificarea.Butastheyoperateinternationallyandtheirshipsmostlikelyserveotherregionsorcountries,atleastinlineroperations,theirconsiderationswillhaveawiderscopewithinsomeprofitmotive.Theymaynotbewillingtoaddcapacitytoaservicetocaterforlocalneeds.(1)(A)on(B)in(C)to(D)for(2)(A)objective(B)object(C)objectively(D)objecting(3)(A)result(B)resulting(C)results(D)resulted(4)(A)evaluation(B)improvement(C)development(D)increaseII.Fillintheblankswithwordsorphrasesfromthelistbelow:1.mobile,relate,infrastructure,influenced,link,consists,(1)The_____elementsarealsogenerallycheap.(2)Thisdoesnotonly______tothecargohandlingtechniques,butalsototheequipmentitself.(3)Itisthefeaturesofthefixedandmobilecomponentsoftransportthathave_______thepresentinstitutionalarrangementsintheindustry.(4)Aparticularlyimportant________betweentransportanddevelopmentisininternationalinteraction.(5)Atransportsystem_______ofinlandtransport,portsandoceangoingvessels.(6)Theimportanceofbuildingupatransportthatinvolvesconsiderablecosthasmadethisawidelyacceptedpublictask.PartIIExercises:I.Clickonthewordorphrasethatfitsthesentence:1.Thecapabilitytoefficientlytransportlargetonnageoverlongdistanceisthemainreason_____continuetohandlesignificantinter-citytonnageandrevenue.(A)motorcarrier(B)watertransport(C)railroads(D)pipelines2._______istheoldestmodeoftransportation(A)Motorcarrier(B)Watertransport(C)Rail