5 Logistics
Vocabulary
Logistics The activity of organizing the movement and
storage of goods.
Postal service A system used for sending and receiving
letters and packages.
Collection locker A secure box in a public place where you can
pick up a package you ordered.
Courier company A private business that delivers letters and
packages directly to a person.
Properly To do something in the correct or right way.
Congestion When there is too much traffic or too many
people in one place, making it difficult to
move.
Parcels Objects wrapped in paper or in a box to be
sent by post.
E-trailers Online retailers or companies that sell goods
over the internet.
To dispatch To send off a package or message to a
destination.
Warehouse A large building where goods are stored
before being sold.
In transit In the process of being moved from one place
to another.
Manufacturing The process of making goods in large scales
in a factory.
Distributor An agent who supplies goods to retailers or
customers.
Wholesaler Someone who buys large quantities of goods
to sell to shops.
Retailer A person or shop that sells goods directly to
the public.
Consumer The person who buys and uses the products.
To deliver To bring goods or letters to a person’s house
or office.
Items Individual objects or things in a list or a
group.
To collect To go to a place and bring something back
with you.
Goods Products or items that are produced to be
sold.
Packages Things wrapped or boxed together (similar to
parcels).
To transport To move people or goods from one place to
another.
, Couriers The people who actually deliver the packages
to you.
To damage To break or harm something so it is no longer
perfect.
To pack To put items into a box or bag for transport
To break To ‘separate’ something into pieces (usually
by accident
Badly Doing something in a poor or incorrect way.
To pick up To collect something that is waiting for you.
To receive To get something that someone has sent to
you.
To congest To make a place blocked or crowded (usually
with traffic).
To balance To keep different things in the correct
proportions.
Crowded Full of people or vehicles, leaving little room
to move.
Convenience Something that makes life easier or fits well
with your plans.
Cost The amount of money you have to pay for
something.
Delivery locations Specific places where goods are dropped off
for customers.
Licences for operators Official documents that allow someone to
drive/operate a vehicle.
Public safety The protection and well-being of the general
public.
Solutions for customers / Ways to solve a problem or meet a need for a
patients buyer.
Speed of delivery How fast a package travels from the
warehouse to the door.
Commercial vehicles Vehicles like vans or trucks used for business
purposes.
Drivers The people who operate cars, trucks, or vans.
Logistic systems Organized ways of managing the movement
of goods.
Long haul Transporting goods over very long distances
(often cross-country).
New technologies Modern inventions like AI or robotics used in
business.
Truck operators People or companies that manage and drive
large trucks.
Freight Goods transported in bulk by truck, train,
ship, or aircraft.
Lorries Large, heavy motor vehicles for transporting
goods.
Subsidiary A company that is controlled by a larger
'parent' company.
Automotive sector The industry involved in designing and
Vocabulary
Logistics The activity of organizing the movement and
storage of goods.
Postal service A system used for sending and receiving
letters and packages.
Collection locker A secure box in a public place where you can
pick up a package you ordered.
Courier company A private business that delivers letters and
packages directly to a person.
Properly To do something in the correct or right way.
Congestion When there is too much traffic or too many
people in one place, making it difficult to
move.
Parcels Objects wrapped in paper or in a box to be
sent by post.
E-trailers Online retailers or companies that sell goods
over the internet.
To dispatch To send off a package or message to a
destination.
Warehouse A large building where goods are stored
before being sold.
In transit In the process of being moved from one place
to another.
Manufacturing The process of making goods in large scales
in a factory.
Distributor An agent who supplies goods to retailers or
customers.
Wholesaler Someone who buys large quantities of goods
to sell to shops.
Retailer A person or shop that sells goods directly to
the public.
Consumer The person who buys and uses the products.
To deliver To bring goods or letters to a person’s house
or office.
Items Individual objects or things in a list or a
group.
To collect To go to a place and bring something back
with you.
Goods Products or items that are produced to be
sold.
Packages Things wrapped or boxed together (similar to
parcels).
To transport To move people or goods from one place to
another.
, Couriers The people who actually deliver the packages
to you.
To damage To break or harm something so it is no longer
perfect.
To pack To put items into a box or bag for transport
To break To ‘separate’ something into pieces (usually
by accident
Badly Doing something in a poor or incorrect way.
To pick up To collect something that is waiting for you.
To receive To get something that someone has sent to
you.
To congest To make a place blocked or crowded (usually
with traffic).
To balance To keep different things in the correct
proportions.
Crowded Full of people or vehicles, leaving little room
to move.
Convenience Something that makes life easier or fits well
with your plans.
Cost The amount of money you have to pay for
something.
Delivery locations Specific places where goods are dropped off
for customers.
Licences for operators Official documents that allow someone to
drive/operate a vehicle.
Public safety The protection and well-being of the general
public.
Solutions for customers / Ways to solve a problem or meet a need for a
patients buyer.
Speed of delivery How fast a package travels from the
warehouse to the door.
Commercial vehicles Vehicles like vans or trucks used for business
purposes.
Drivers The people who operate cars, trucks, or vans.
Logistic systems Organized ways of managing the movement
of goods.
Long haul Transporting goods over very long distances
(often cross-country).
New technologies Modern inventions like AI or robotics used in
business.
Truck operators People or companies that manage and drive
large trucks.
Freight Goods transported in bulk by truck, train,
ship, or aircraft.
Lorries Large, heavy motor vehicles for transporting
goods.
Subsidiary A company that is controlled by a larger
'parent' company.
Automotive sector The industry involved in designing and
