VOCABULARY LIST: ENGLISH
FOR LOGISTICS
Supply Chain Management, Arteveldehogeschool
Ewout Vermeersch
,Words from the first lesson
To scoff:
= speak to someone or about something in a scornfully or mocking way.
Convergence:
= the fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. come together: e.g. a convergence of
interests/opinions/ideas/technology
To be poised:
= ready to do a particular thing at any moment, on the brink of doing something
Persuasive:
= making you want to do or believe a particular thing
The equestrian age:
= The age when transportation was done by horses.
Disruptive (business or technology):
= changing the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective
way
Regulatory backing:
= supported by official rules or laws
Combustion engine:
= an engine that produces energy by burning fuel within itself
Irreversibly:
= in a way that is not possible to change or impossible to return to a previous condition
To tilt away:
= to move away from
, Unit 1
words
Warehousing the practice or process of storing goods in a warehouse.
Storage = Opslag
Transport = Transport
Delivery = Levering
Container = Container
Provide = Voorzien
Distribution = Distributie
Support = Ondersteunen
Maintenance = Onderhoud
Provision = Voorziening
To distribute = Verdelen
To deliver = Leveren
To purchase = aankopen
Carrier Company that transports or conveys goods
Freight forwarder Person that arranges documentation & travel facilities for companies
dispatching goods to customers
Supplier Company which supplies parts or services to another company; also
called vendor
Haulage contractor Company which carries goods by road
Courier Company specialised in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods
and packages
Consignee Person/firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been
shipped or turned over for care
Freight =cargo
System of moving goods
Negotiating = onderhandelen
Liaise Work closely together with somebody/ to connect
Customs clearance when customs officials agree to allow goods entering or leaving the
country
quotations =offerte
a formal statement setting out the estimated cost of a particular good or
service
synonyms
Supply provide
Advise inform about
Make sure ensure
Supervise check
Plan organize
Instruct train
Freight cargo
FOR LOGISTICS
Supply Chain Management, Arteveldehogeschool
Ewout Vermeersch
,Words from the first lesson
To scoff:
= speak to someone or about something in a scornfully or mocking way.
Convergence:
= the fact that two or more things, ideas, etc. come together: e.g. a convergence of
interests/opinions/ideas/technology
To be poised:
= ready to do a particular thing at any moment, on the brink of doing something
Persuasive:
= making you want to do or believe a particular thing
The equestrian age:
= The age when transportation was done by horses.
Disruptive (business or technology):
= changing the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective
way
Regulatory backing:
= supported by official rules or laws
Combustion engine:
= an engine that produces energy by burning fuel within itself
Irreversibly:
= in a way that is not possible to change or impossible to return to a previous condition
To tilt away:
= to move away from
, Unit 1
words
Warehousing the practice or process of storing goods in a warehouse.
Storage = Opslag
Transport = Transport
Delivery = Levering
Container = Container
Provide = Voorzien
Distribution = Distributie
Support = Ondersteunen
Maintenance = Onderhoud
Provision = Voorziening
To distribute = Verdelen
To deliver = Leveren
To purchase = aankopen
Carrier Company that transports or conveys goods
Freight forwarder Person that arranges documentation & travel facilities for companies
dispatching goods to customers
Supplier Company which supplies parts or services to another company; also
called vendor
Haulage contractor Company which carries goods by road
Courier Company specialised in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods
and packages
Consignee Person/firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been
shipped or turned over for care
Freight =cargo
System of moving goods
Negotiating = onderhandelen
Liaise Work closely together with somebody/ to connect
Customs clearance when customs officials agree to allow goods entering or leaving the
country
quotations =offerte
a formal statement setting out the estimated cost of a particular good or
service
synonyms
Supply provide
Advise inform about
Make sure ensure
Supervise check
Plan organize
Instruct train
Freight cargo
