Supply Chain

Match the words with their definitions.

• stock

• a place where goods are stored prior to their use

• warehouse

• a special place for keeping goods until it is needed

• store

• the total amount of goods available to sell

• storage

• a place where goods are sold

You may actually ​ (a)   a supporting document to your letter with staples or paperclips, while you can ​ (b)   additional information without ​ (c)   it by putting an ​ (d)   in the same envelope.

• attach
• enclose
• attaching
• enclosure

Reorder the following.

• one basket by investing

• all his money on stocks.

• and not put all his eggs in

• Mr Tan’s financial adviser

• urged him to be careful

14 per cent of respondents preferred payment by a bank transfer or ... at a post office.

• payment with delivery

• payment for delivery

• payment on delivery

• payment of delivery

We will recommend alternative products in case we are ... of that particular item.

• stored

• in stock

• run out

• out of stock

Match the words with their definitions.

• retailer

• a company that arranges for goods to be transported

• forwarder

• a person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public

• manufacturer

• a person or company, that provides goods of a particular kind

• supplier

• a company that produces goods in large numbers

... is the process of combining individual components into a finished product during manufacturing.

• Assembly

• Testing

• Packaging

• Processing

The supermarket has installed ... bins for old newspapers, bottles and cans.

• recycling

• processing

• repair

• distribution

Typical materials that ... include iron and steel scrap, aluminum cans, glass bottles, paper, wood, and plastics.

• is recycled

• recycled

• are recycled

• recycle

Match the words with their synonyms.

• Quantity

• Buyer

• Labour

• Volume

• Deliver

• Workforce

• Check

• Test

• Purchaser

• Ship