B1P 5.1 LOGISTICS

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The cost of ___ was very high because the goods were sent by drone. DELIVER

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Drone deliveries are ___ at the back entrance, in the company car park. COLLECT

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Many bookshops, music stores and retailers of electronic goods use e-tailers as their main ___ . DISTRIBUTE

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First the customer places an order, then the items in the warehouse are located and packed, and finally we ___ the order, which means we complete it by delivering the goods. FULFILMENT

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___ are the people who make arrangements for goods, materials, equipment and people to be in the right place at the right time. LOGISTICS

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She ___ a trucking business in Finland. OPERATIONS

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What the retailer needs is a larger network of ___ in order to be more competitive. They need more partners. SUPPLY

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E-tailers usually have a ___ description with photos of the item on their website. PRODUCE

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Our warehouse is situated next to the ___ plant for convenience. MANUFACTURE

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​ (a)   on Britain's roads is a real problem. That's why some companies are moving away from transporting goods by road. They are dipping their toes into more innovative ways of delivering goods, like drones which can ​ (b)   goods more quickly than by road. They also reduce the number of ​ (c)   goods in transit. This is good news for ​ (d)   , who often have to foot the bill to replace items.
However, drones can only carry small items; large packages still have to be transported by road. Rather than having items delivered to an address, customers can choose to have items delivered to a ​ (e)   , but going to get them is not only an inconvenience but also adds to that congestion problem.

• Congestion
• transport
• damaged
• retailers
• collection locker
• concern
• arrange
• packaged
• packers
• courier company