Business English - BEW2

Vocabulary Units 29-31 & 38-41

Vocabulary Units 29-31 & 38-41


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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on business vocabulary and financial terms. It covers key concepts like "reserves or retained earnings," "shareholders‘ funds," and "long-term liabilities," essential for understanding balance sheets and financial statements. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to switch between the native and target language. Ideal for business students or professionals, this set aids in mastering financial jargon, making it valuable for intermediate to advanced learners.
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manufacturing sector

the sector that makes things, rather than other sectors of the economy

manufacturing plant

a factory

manufacturing jobs

work making things, rather than in other sectors

manufacturing productivity

the amount produced by each worker, or group of workers - their output

manufacturing capacity

the amount that can be made at a particular plant, or at plants as a whole

manufacturing operations

activities realted to making things

manufacturing process

all the stages involved in making something

Fab plant

use to talk about one where hi-tech manufacturing of silicon chips takes place

Silicon Chips

the main componets of computers

assembly plant

is one where products such as cars are put together on assembly lines

ramped up

progressively increased

operate at full capacity

produce as much as it is able to

idle

a plant that is not operating at all

suplly chain

Lieferkette, Wertschöpfungskette

vertical integration

when a company produces everthing internall that it needs, ownig all the stages of the supply chain itself

buy-in

is know formally as procurement Beschaffung, Einkauf, Vermittlung

integrated into

they often deliver required parts just-in-time

clusters

groups

capitive plants

Plants such as these that provide compenents to only one nearby manufacturer

logistics

part of supply chain management

forward

cost effective forward

reverse flow

gegenstrom

storage

Lagerung / Lager

inventory

Iventar / Bestand

logistical nightmare

logistisches Albtraum

logistical problem

logistisches Problem

logistical difficulty

logistische Schwierigkeit

logistical challenge

logistische herausforderung

logistical hurdle

logistisches Hindernis

logistical obstacle

logistischer Widerstand

Reverse logistics

involves the flow of materials back to the distribution, production or supply stages

valuable outcomes

result from their return

from cradle to grave

from their production to their disposal or recycling desde o berço até o túmulo

disposal

Müllentsorgung

directive

set of rules

WEEE

waste electrical and eletronic equipment

Reuse

involves using the product again without going through one of the steps below

Repair

involves fixing or replacing broken or non-functioning parts or components for use by the original or another buyer

Refurbishment

involves restoring the product back to the original specifications

Remanufacturing

aims to upgrade the product aims = Zweck/Zielsetzung

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