, PORTFOLIO
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH 4
MARNIX VAN NOORDEN
162782
Raechel Torner
2
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
ASSIGNMENT 1.............................................................................................................................................. 5
ASSIGNMENT 2.............................................................................................................................................. 6
WHAT IS A HYPERLOOP?.............................................................................................................................................6
WHY IS THIS A NEW CONCEPT?....................................................................................................................................6
WHAT KIND OF RISKS AND LIMITATIONS DOES THE HYPERLOOP HAVE?................................................................................6
WHAT EFFECT MIGHT THE HYPERLOOP HAVE ON LOGISTICS?.............................................................................................7
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE HYPERLOOP ON OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT FROM A LOGISTICAL AND ECONOMICAL POINT OF
VIEW?......................................................................................................................................................................7
TO WHAT EXTENT WILL TECHNOLOGY MAKE IT FEASIBLE TO IMPLEMENT THE HYPERLOOP IN REAL-LIFE AND IF SO, WHERE CAN THIS
CONCEPT BE IMPLEMENTED?........................................................................................................................................8
ASSIGNMENT 3.............................................................................................................................................. 9
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF DANGEROUS GOODS?..........................................................................................................9
HOW ARE DANGEROUS GOODS CLASSIFIED?...................................................................................................................9
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES TO HANDLE DANGEROUS GOODS IN A SAFE WAY?.....................................................9
CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO THE STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF
DANGEROUS GOODS HERE IN THE NETHERLANDS?...........................................................................................................9
ARE THERE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS REGARDING THE STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS? IF SO, DO THESE DIFFER BETWEEN
COUNTRIES?............................................................................................................................................................10
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT COMPANIES STORING DANGEROUS GOODS HAVE TO MEET?............................10
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT COMPANIES CAN IMPROVE SAFETY IN THEIR WAREHOUSES WITH REGARD TO THE STORAGE OF
DANGEROUS GOODS?...............................................................................................................................................10
WHEN TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS, WHICH LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY?.........................................................10
DO YOU THINK THE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM COVERS TOPICS RELATED TO THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF
DANGEROUS GOODS SUFFICIENTLY?............................................................................................................................10
ASSIGNMENT 4............................................................................................................................................ 11
WHAT ARE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF A FORMULA 1 ANNUAL PROGRAM?..............................................................................11
WHY IS THE FORMULA 1 A COMPLEX EVENT? AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM OTHER EVENTS?...........................................11
WHAT MODE OF TRANSPORT IS USED TO GET PERSONNEL, MATERIALS AND CARS AROUND THE WORLD? AND IS THIS THE MOST
EFFICIENT MODE?....................................................................................................................................................11
WHICH LOGISTIC PROCESSES ARE INVOLVED WHEN YOU ORGANIZE A FORMULA 1 EVENT?...................................................11
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WHEN ORGANIZING FORMULA RACES? THINK ABOUT TRANSPORT, MANAGING STOCK, IT SYSTEMS
ETC........................................................................................................................................................................11
WHICH SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR THE AUDIENCE AND THE DRIVERS MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN ORGANIZING SUCH AN EVENT?
............................................................................................................................................................................12
NEXT YEAR FORMULA 1 WILL BE HELD IN ZANDVOORT. WHAT ARE THE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS?.........12
HOW SUSTAINABLE ARE THE FORMULA 1 RACES AND HOW INNOVATIVE? CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF NEW TECHNICAL
INNOVATIONS?........................................................................................................................................................12
HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF FORMULA 1 RACES?.................................................................................................12
LOOKING AT THE RACING ITSELF ARE THERE ANY IMPROVEMENTS FOR MAKING THE RACE MORE INTERESTING FOR THE AUDIENCE?
............................................................................................................................................................................12
ASSIGNMENT 5............................................................................................................................................ 13
WHAT ARE DONOR ORGANS AND WHO NEEDS THEM?....................................................................................................13
HOW ARE DONOR ORGANS TYPICALLY ALLOCATED?........................................................................................................13
WHAT ARE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF DONOR ORGANS IN EUROPE AND
SPECIFICALLY IN THE NETHERLANDS?...........................................................................................................................13
HOW ARE DONOR ORGANS TRANSPORTED?..................................................................................................................14
WHERE AND HOW ARE DONOR ORGANS STORED?.........................................................................................................14
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMPLICATIONS THAT MAY ARRIVE WHEN STORING AND TRANSPORTING DONOR ORGANS?...............14
ARE THERE ANY LOGISTIC COMPANIES THAT SPECIALIZE IN THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF DONOR ORGANS?.......................14
ARE ANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES BEING INTRODUCED THAT MAY AID HOSPITALS WITH THE LOGISTICS PROCESSES BEHIND ORGAN
DONATIONS?...........................................................................................................................................................14
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PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH 4
MARNIX VAN NOORDEN
162782
Raechel Torner
2
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
ASSIGNMENT 1.............................................................................................................................................. 5
ASSIGNMENT 2.............................................................................................................................................. 6
WHAT IS A HYPERLOOP?.............................................................................................................................................6
WHY IS THIS A NEW CONCEPT?....................................................................................................................................6
WHAT KIND OF RISKS AND LIMITATIONS DOES THE HYPERLOOP HAVE?................................................................................6
WHAT EFFECT MIGHT THE HYPERLOOP HAVE ON LOGISTICS?.............................................................................................7
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE HYPERLOOP ON OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT FROM A LOGISTICAL AND ECONOMICAL POINT OF
VIEW?......................................................................................................................................................................7
TO WHAT EXTENT WILL TECHNOLOGY MAKE IT FEASIBLE TO IMPLEMENT THE HYPERLOOP IN REAL-LIFE AND IF SO, WHERE CAN THIS
CONCEPT BE IMPLEMENTED?........................................................................................................................................8
ASSIGNMENT 3.............................................................................................................................................. 9
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF DANGEROUS GOODS?..........................................................................................................9
HOW ARE DANGEROUS GOODS CLASSIFIED?...................................................................................................................9
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES TO HANDLE DANGEROUS GOODS IN A SAFE WAY?.....................................................9
CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS OR INCIDENTS RELATED TO THE STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF
DANGEROUS GOODS HERE IN THE NETHERLANDS?...........................................................................................................9
ARE THERE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS REGARDING THE STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS? IF SO, DO THESE DIFFER BETWEEN
COUNTRIES?............................................................................................................................................................10
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT COMPANIES STORING DANGEROUS GOODS HAVE TO MEET?............................10
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT COMPANIES CAN IMPROVE SAFETY IN THEIR WAREHOUSES WITH REGARD TO THE STORAGE OF
DANGEROUS GOODS?...............................................................................................................................................10
WHEN TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS, WHICH LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY?.........................................................10
DO YOU THINK THE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM COVERS TOPICS RELATED TO THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF
DANGEROUS GOODS SUFFICIENTLY?............................................................................................................................10
ASSIGNMENT 4............................................................................................................................................ 11
WHAT ARE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF A FORMULA 1 ANNUAL PROGRAM?..............................................................................11
WHY IS THE FORMULA 1 A COMPLEX EVENT? AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM OTHER EVENTS?...........................................11
WHAT MODE OF TRANSPORT IS USED TO GET PERSONNEL, MATERIALS AND CARS AROUND THE WORLD? AND IS THIS THE MOST
EFFICIENT MODE?....................................................................................................................................................11
WHICH LOGISTIC PROCESSES ARE INVOLVED WHEN YOU ORGANIZE A FORMULA 1 EVENT?...................................................11
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WHEN ORGANIZING FORMULA RACES? THINK ABOUT TRANSPORT, MANAGING STOCK, IT SYSTEMS
ETC........................................................................................................................................................................11
WHICH SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR THE AUDIENCE AND THE DRIVERS MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN ORGANIZING SUCH AN EVENT?
............................................................................................................................................................................12
NEXT YEAR FORMULA 1 WILL BE HELD IN ZANDVOORT. WHAT ARE THE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS?.........12
HOW SUSTAINABLE ARE THE FORMULA 1 RACES AND HOW INNOVATIVE? CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF NEW TECHNICAL
INNOVATIONS?........................................................................................................................................................12
HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF FORMULA 1 RACES?.................................................................................................12
LOOKING AT THE RACING ITSELF ARE THERE ANY IMPROVEMENTS FOR MAKING THE RACE MORE INTERESTING FOR THE AUDIENCE?
............................................................................................................................................................................12
ASSIGNMENT 5............................................................................................................................................ 13
WHAT ARE DONOR ORGANS AND WHO NEEDS THEM?....................................................................................................13
HOW ARE DONOR ORGANS TYPICALLY ALLOCATED?........................................................................................................13
WHAT ARE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF DONOR ORGANS IN EUROPE AND
SPECIFICALLY IN THE NETHERLANDS?...........................................................................................................................13
HOW ARE DONOR ORGANS TRANSPORTED?..................................................................................................................14
WHERE AND HOW ARE DONOR ORGANS STORED?.........................................................................................................14
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMPLICATIONS THAT MAY ARRIVE WHEN STORING AND TRANSPORTING DONOR ORGANS?...............14
ARE THERE ANY LOGISTIC COMPANIES THAT SPECIALIZE IN THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF DONOR ORGANS?.......................14
ARE ANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES BEING INTRODUCED THAT MAY AID HOSPITALS WITH THE LOGISTICS PROCESSES BEHIND ORGAN
DONATIONS?...........................................................................................................................................................14
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