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Word

Phonetics

Translation

Definition

Unit 1

to decide to start using a

adopt

/əˈdɒpt/

etw. annehmen, ergreifen

particular idea, plan, or method.

a list of things that people will

agenda

/əˈdʒendə/

Tagesordnung, Agenda

discuss at a meeting.

the space between shelves in a

aisle

/aɪl/

Gang

warehouse.

used instead of mentioning

more of a similar type of thing

that has already been

and so on

/ən ˈsəʊ ɒn/

und so weiter

mentioned.

people or equipment that can

be used when

backup

/ˈbækʌp/

Backup, (Ab-)Sicherung

extra help is needed.

something that a company

needs to make its product which

is difficult to get and may only

be available from a limited

number of suppliers, but which

only has a small effect on the

price the company sells the

bottleneck item

/ˈbɒt(ə)lnek ˌaɪtəm/

Engpassgut, -produkt

finished product for.

a product or group of products

that has its own name and is

made by one particular

company. The word for a

machine or vehicle made by one

brand

/brænd/

Marke

particular company is a make.

one of the different parts that a

machine or piece of equipment

component

/kəmˈpəʊnənt/

Komponente, Teil

consists of.

fighting between countries or

conflict

/ˈkɒnflɪkt/

Konflikt, Auseinandersetzung

groups.

a very large metal or wooden

box designed to be loaded easily

container

/kənˈteɪnə(r)/

Container

onto ships and trucks.

used for describing plans or

actions that help you to prepare

contingency

/kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nsi/

Notfall-, Ausweich-

for possible bad events.

a company or person that

distributor

/dɪˈstrɪbjʊtə(r)/

Distributor, Lieferant

supplies goods to shops.

to develop new products or

activities in addition to the ones

diversify

/daɪˈvɜː(r)sɪfaɪ/

diversifizieren

that you already provide or do.

a sudden shaking movement of

earthquake

/ˈɜː(r)θˌkweɪk/

Erdbeben

the ground.

the activity of buying and selling

e-commerce

/iːˈkɒmɜː(r)s/

E-Commerce, Internethandel

goods on the Internet.

an occasion when a volcano

explodes inside and flames,

eruption

/ɪˈrʌpʃ(ə)n/

Ausbruch, Eruption

rocks and lava come out of the

top.

to not do something that you

fail

/feɪl/

versagen

should do.

used for saying that if one thing

is not suitable or possible, then

there is something else that you

failing that

/ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˌðæt/

andernfalls

can try.

to make a statement about what

is likely to happen, usually

relating to the weather,

forecast

/ˈfɔː(r)kɑːst/

vorhersagen, prognostizieren

business, or the economy.

a statement about what is likely

to happen, based on available

information and usually relating

to the weather, business, or the

forecast

/ˈfɔː(r)kɑːst/

Prognose, Vorhersage

economy.

the slow increase in the

temperature of the Earth caused

partly by the greenhouse effect

/ˌɡləʊb(ə)l

increasing the amount of carbon

global warming

ˈwɔː(r)mɪŋ/

globale Erwärmung

dioxide in the atmosphere.

the idea that the world is

developing a single economy

and culture as a result of

improved technology and

communications and the

influence of very large

globalization

/ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Globalisierung

multinational companies.

an increase in the success of a

business or a country’s

economy, or in the amount of

growth

/ɡrəʊθ/

Wachstum

money invested in them.

if the worst

used for saying what you will do

comes to the

/ɪf ðə ˌwɜː(r)st kʌmz

im schlechtesten Fall,

if the worst thing that could

worst

tə ðə ˈwɜː(r)st/

schlimmstenfalls

happen does happen.

impact

/ˈɪmpækt/

Auswirkung

an effect, or an influence.

in house

/ˈɪn ˌhaʊs/

hauseigen, betriebsintern

in the offices of a company.

a rise in the number, amount, or

increase

/ˈɪŋkriːs/

Steigerung, Erhöhung

degree of something.

if something intensifies, or if you

intensify it, it becomes greater,

intensify

/ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/

intensivieren

stronger, or more extreme.

the stock of goods in a

inventory

/ˈɪnvəntəri/

hier: Lagerbestand

warehouse or storeroom.

a document giving details of

goods or services that someone

invoice

/ˈɪnvɔɪs/

Rechnung, Faktura

has bought and must pay for.

just-in-time, bedarfsorientiert,

bought, sent, or produced at the

just-in-time

/ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈtaɪm/

fertigungssynchron

last possible time.

to start selling a new product or

launch

/lɔːntʃ/

einführen

service to the public.

a systematic method applied to

a manufacturing, supply chain or

other business process to

lean

/liːn/

schlank

eliminate any sort of waste.

a method in which people work

together to reduce waste and

improve performance in any

Lean Six Sigma

/ˈliːn ˌsɪks ˌsɪɡmə/

Lean Six Sigma-Methodik

business process.

something that a company

needs to make its product which

it can buy from different sources

and so can more easily negotiate

leverage item

/ˈliːvərɪdʒ ˌaɪtəm/

Hebelprodukt

a lower price when buying it.

a substance, especially one used

material

/məˈtɪəriəl/

Material

for a particular purpose.

a person or company that buys

things from producers and sells

middleman

/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmæn/

Mittelsmann, Zwischenhändler

them to customers at a profit.

involving or consisting of many

multiple

/ˈmʌltɪp(ə)l/

multipel, mehrfach

people, things, or parts.

something that happens in

nature and causes a lot of

damage or kills a lot of people,

/ˌnætʃ(ə)rəl

for example a flood or an

natural disaster

/dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/

Naturkatastrophe

earthquake.

something that you need in

order to be healthy,

need

/niːd/

Bedürfnis

comfortable, successful, etc.

to try to reach an agreement by

discussing something in a formal

way, especially in a business or

negotiate

/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/

verhandeln

political situation.

a net amount of money is the

total amount after taxes or costs

net

/net/

netto

have been removed.

something that a company

needs to make its product which

is easy to get and only has a

small effect on the price the

non-critical

/ˈnɒn ˌkrɪtɪk(ə)l

company sells the finished

item

ˌaɪtəm/

unkritisches Gut

product for.

to get something that you want

or need, especially by going

through a process that is

obtain

/əbˈteɪn/

erlangen/erhalten, erreichen

difficult.

zu viel/e bestellen, mit Puffer

to order too much or too many

over-order

/ˌəʊvə(r) ˈɔː(r)də(r)/

ordern

of something.

to watch something in order to

check that it works or happens

oversee

/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsiː/

überwachen, beaufsichtigen

in the way that it should.

a flat wooden or metal surface

used for moving or storing heavy

pallet

/ˈpælət/

Palette

goods.

one of the smaller individual

pieces that a machine or vehicle

part

/pɑː(r)t/

Teil

is made of.

payment

/ˈpeɪmənt/

Zahlung

the process of paying money.

the process of buying supplies or

equipment for a government

procurement

/prəˈkjʊə(r)mənt/

Beschaffung

department or company.

the process of making or

growing things in large

quantities, especially in a factory

or on a farm, so that they can be

production

/prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n/

Produktion, Herstellung

sold.

the difference between how

much money you get when you

sell something and how much it

profit margin

/ˈprɒfɪt ˌmɑː(r)dʒɪn/

Gewinnmarge

costs you to buy or make it.

to calculate how big something

will become in the future using

information that is available

project

/prəˈdʒekt/

prognostizieren

now.

the price that someone says

(Preis-)Angebot,

they will charge you for doing a

quotation

/kwəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Kostenvoranschlag

particular piece of work.

to tell someone what price you

etw. (zu einem Preis) anbieten,

would charge them to do a

quote

/kwəʊt/

veranschlagen

particular piece of work.

a frame or set of shelves used

racking

/ˈrækɪŋ/

Regallager

for storing items in a warehouse.

the speed at which something

happens within a particular

rate

/reɪt/

Rate, auch: Geschwindigkeit

period of time.

substances such as coal or iron

that are in their natural state

before being changed by

raw materials

/ˈrɔː məˌtɪəriəlz/

Rohstoffe, -materialien

chemical processes.

relating to or typical of a

particular area of a country or

regional

/ˈriːdʒ(ə)nəl/

regional, vor Ort

the world.

a department of the UK

government that handles taxes

Revenue and

/ˈrevənjuː ən

on imports, taxes on alcohol,

Customs

ˌkʌstəmz/

(brit.) Steuerbehörde

VAT and tax credits.

to state a new amount after

changing your opinion or

revise

/rɪˈvaɪz/

überarbeiten

judgment.

risk

a method of controlling losses or

management

/ˌrɪsk ˈmænɪdʒmənt/

Risikomanagement

damage to a business.

to stop considering something

rule out

/ˌruːl ˈaʊt/

ausschließen

as a possibility.

extra items that a company

holds ready to sell or use at

times when they might have

problems getting more of these

safety stock

/ˈseɪfti ˌstɒk/

Mindest-, Sicherheitsbestand

items.

a range of measurements in a

scale

/skeɪl/

Maßstab

particular system.

(mit dem Schiff) befördern,

to send goods or people

ship

/ʃɪp/

verschiffen

somewhere by ship.

Seefracht, -transport,

the business of carrying goods,

shipping

/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

Verschiffung

especially in a ship.

the goods that a company has

stock

/stɒk/

(Lager-)Bestand

available for sale or distribution.

an occasion when a business

does not have an item available

stock-out

/ˈstɒk ˌaʊt/

Fehlmenge

to sell.

to keep something in a

store

/stɔː(r)/

lagern

particular place.

something that a company

needs to make its product which

comes from only one supplier

and which has a very large effect

on the price the company sells

strategic item

/strəˈtiːdʒɪk ˌaɪtəm/

strategisches Produkt

the finished product for.

a plan or method for achieving

something, especially over a

strategy

/ˈstrætədʒi/

Strategie

long period of time.

a company, organization, or

country that supplies or sells a

supplier

/səˈplaɪə(r)/

Lieferant

product or a service.

take into

to consider something when you

account

/teɪk ˌɪntuː əˈkaʊnt/

berücksichtigen

are trying to make a decision.

to direct your attention and

ins Visier nehmen, ins Auge

effort at a particular person or

target

/ˈtɑː(r)ɡɪt/

fassen

thing.

the conditions of a legal,

business, or financial agreement

terms

/tɜː(r)mz/

Bedingungen, Konditionen

that the people involved accept.

to think or guess that something

is smaller, less important, etc

underestimate

/ˌʌndərˈestɪˌmeɪt/

unterschätzen

than it really is.

owned by someone else before

used

/juːzd/

gebraucht

you.

volume

/ˈvɒljuːm/

Volumen

an amount of something.

a big building where large

warehouse

/ˈweə(r)ˌhaʊs/

Lager(halle)

amounts of goods are stored.

happening or existing all over

worldwide

/ˌwɜː(r)ldˈwaɪd/

weltweit

the world.

Unit 2

relating to the management of a

company, organization, or

administrative

/ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/

Verwaltungs-

institution.

if you can afford something you

can do it without having to

worry about it causing problems

for you. This word always

follows ‘can’, ‘could’, or ‘be able

afford

/əˈfɔː(r)d/

sich leisten/erlauben

to’.

something that you can choose

alternative

/ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv/

Alternative

instead of something else.

to affect or be relevant to a

apply

/əˈplaɪ/

gelten, anwenden

particular person or thing.

worth having, considering, or

attractive

/əˈtræktɪv/

attraktiv, reizvoll

doing.

as the result of specific

conditions, rules, or laws,

without a special decision being

automatically

/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/

automatisch

made.

business-to-business: business

activity in which companies

trade with each other rather

than sell to consumers/the

B2B

/ˌbiː tə ˈbiː/

B2B

general public.

information about what has

happened in the past that helps

you to understand the present

background

/ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/

Hintergrund

situation.

a written statement showing the

value of a company at a

balance sheet

/ˈbæləns ˌʃiːt/

Bilanz

particular time.

to develop new ideas, through a

discussion in which several

people make lots of suggestions

brainstorm

/ˈbreɪnˌstɔː(r)m/

brainstormen

and the best ones are chosen.

a part of a legal document or

law that officially states that

clause

/klɔːz/

Klausel

something must be done.

commitment

/kəˈmɪtmənt/

Engagement (für etw.)

a promise to do something.

competitive prices are cheaper

competitive

/kəmˈpetətɪv/

wettbewerbsfähig, Kampfpreis-

than many others.

a statement that something will

definitely happen at the time or

in the way that has been

confirmation

/ˌkɒnfə(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Bestätigung

arranged.

the series of actions that a

company intends to follow in

the event of something going

wrong so that they can get back

to doing business as normal, as

continuity plan

/kɒntɪˈnjuːəti ˌplæn/

Kontinuitätsplan

quickly as possible.

a person or company whose job

beauftrage Firma,

is to provide goods or to do

contractor

/kənˈtræktə(r)/

Auftragnehmer

work for another person,

organization, company, etc at a

particular price.

the belief that a company should

consider the social and

/ˌkɔː(r)p(ə)rət

Sozialverantwortung, soziale

environmental effects of its

corporate social

ˌsəʊʃ(ə)l

Verantwortung des

activities on its employees and

responsibility

rɪspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

Unternehmers

the community around it.

polite, especially in a formal

courteous

/ˈkɜː(r)tiəs/

zuvorkommend, höflich

way.

to put money into someone's

credit

/ˈkredɪt/

gutschreiben

account.

customer

a promise from a company that

service

/ˌkʌstəmə(r)

it will provide a certain level or

guarantee

ˈsɜː(r)vɪs ɡærənˌtiː/

Kundenservice-Garantie

quality of service.

a formal agreement, especially

deal

/diːl/

Abschluss, Deal

in business or politics.

something that is desirable has

desirable

/dɪˈzaɪrəb(ə)l/

wünschenswert

qualities that make you want it.

something very bad that

happens and causes a lot of

disaster

/dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/

Unglück, Katastrophe

damage or kills a lot of people.

the area in a port where the

docks

/dɒks/

Hafenanlagen

docks are.

time when a computer or other

down time

/ˈdaʊn ˌtaɪm/

Ausfallzeit

machine is not working.

if someone famous endorses a

product, they say in

endorse

/ɪnˈdɔː(r)s/

unterstützen

advertisements that they like it.

with the same size, value,

adäquat, entsprechend oder

importance, or meaning as

equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

gleichwertig

something else.

enterprise resource planning:

software that performs office-

ERP

/ˌiː ɑː(r) ˈpiː/

Warenwirtschaftssystem

administration tasks.

an estimated quantity, price, etc

is what someone thinks it will

be, either by guessing or by

using available information to

estimated

/ˈestɪmeɪtɪd/

geschätzt

calculate it.

ethical

/ˈeθɪk(ə)l/

ethisch

morally right.

a belief that something should

happen in a particular way, or

that someone or something

should have particular qualities

expectation

/ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Erwartung(shaltung)

or behaviour.

to treat someone unfairly in

order to get some benefit for

exploit

/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

ausbeuten

yourself.

to send a product to another

country so that it can be sold

export

/ɪkˈspɔː(r)t/

exportieren, ausführen

there.

one of the things that influence

whether an event happens or

factor

/ˈfæktə(r)/

Faktor

the way that it happens.

comments about how well or

how badly someone is doing

something, which are intended

feedback

/ˈfiːdbæk/

Feedback

to help them do it better.

able to make changes or deal

flexible

/ˈfleksəb(ə)l/

flexibel

with a situation that is changing.

a drawing that represents a

complicated process by using a

series of lines to show the

different ways in which the

process can happen and the

different choices that you can

flow chart

/ˈfləʊ ˌtʃɑː(r)t/

Ablaufdiagramm, Flussdiagramm

make.

good distribution practice:

guidelines on the correct

GDP

/ˌdʒiː diː ˈpiː/

GDP ("gute Vertriebspraxis")

transportation of medicines.

a promise that something will

guarantee

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

Garantie

definitely happen.

to promise someone that they

will have something or will get

guarantee

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

garantieren, gewährleisten

something.

inaccurate

/ɪnˈækjʊrət/

falsch, unzutreffend

not accurate or correct.

something that you are willing

to spend money on now

because it will give you benefits

investment

/ɪnˈves(t)mənt/

Investition

in the future.

the act of sending a document

asking for payment for goods or

invoicing

/ˈɪnvɔɪsɪŋ/

Fakturierung

services.

to use a law or rule in order to

invoke

/ɪnˈvəʊk/

sich auf etw. berufen

achieve something.

a problem that needs to be

issue

/ˈɪʃuː/

Problem

considered.

Schlüssel-, von zentraler

key

/kiː/

Bedeutung

very important.

labour

/ˈleɪbə(r)/

Arbeit

relating to or involving workers.

the time between planning

lead time

/ˈliːd ˌtaɪm/

Vorbereitungs-/Einführungszeit

something and starting to do it.

Erwartungen/Anforderungen

to be as good as what was

live up to

/ˌlɪv ˈʌp tuː/

erfüllen

expected or promised.

work that is done to keep

something such as a building,

machine, or piece of equipment

maintenance

/ˈmeɪntənəns/

Wartung, Instandhaltung

repaired and in good condition.

a person or company that

manufacturer

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə(r)/

Hersteller

manufactures a product.

a simple copy of something that

you will later make or do

properly, in order to test it or

mockup

/ˈmɒk ʌp/

Attrappe, Modell

show people what it will be like.

felt or done in the same way by

mutual

/ˈmjuːtʃuəl/

gegenseitig, gemeinsam

each of two or more people.

something that you plan to

achieve, especially in business or

objective

/əbˈdʒektɪv/

Ziel

work.

to arrange for work to be done

by people from outside your

company, usually by a company

that is expert in that type of

outsource

/ˈaʊtˌsɔː(r)s/

auslagern, outsourcen

work.

a business, organization, or

country that has an agreement

or working relationship with

partner

/ˈpɑː(r)tnə(r)/

Partner

another business, etc.

a relationship between two or

more people, groups, or

countries involved in an activity

partnership

/ˈpɑː(r)tnə(r)ʃɪp/

Partnerschaft

together.

a punishment for breaking a rule

penalty

/ˈpen(ə)lti/

(Konventional-)Strafe, Bußgeld

or law.

(Betriebs-)Gelände,

the buildings and land that a

premises

/ˈpremɪsɪz/

Räumlichkeiten

business or organization uses.

admired and respected by

prestigious

/preˈstɪdʒəs/

renommiert, angesehen

people.

to feel proud about an

pride yourself

/ˈpraɪd jə(r)ˌself ɒn

auf etw. stolz sein, sich mit etw.

achievement, skill, or special

on something

ˌsʌmθɪŋ/

brüsten

quality that you have.

something important that must

be done first or needs more

priority

/praɪˈɒrəti/

Priorität

attention than anything else.

profitable

/ˈprɒfɪtəb(ə)l/

profitabel

making a profit.

the first form of something new,

made before it is produced in

prototype

/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/

Prototyp

large quantities.

arriving or happening at the

punctual

/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/

pünktlich

time agreed on.

purchasing

/ˈpɜː(r)tʃəsɪŋ/

Kauf

the act of buying something.

based on facts and situations as

realistic

/ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk/

realistisch

they really are.

to trust someone or something

rely on

/rɪˈlaɪ ɒn/

sich auf etw./jdn. verlassen

to do something for you.

something that is needed in

order for something else to

requirement

/rɪˈkwaɪə(r)mənt/

Bedarf, Anforderung

happen.

to solve a problem, or to find a

satisfactory way of dealing with

resolve

/rɪˈzɒlv/

(auf)lösen, beilegen

a disagreement.

to show that you understand the

importance of something by not

respect

/rɪˈspekt/

respektieren, berücksichtigen

doing anything against it.

a duty that you have to do

because it is part of your job or

responsibility

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

Verantwortung

position.

a person or company that sells

goods directly to the public for

retailer

/ˈriːˌteɪlə(r)/

Einzelhändler

their own use.

to study or examine a situation,

policy, or idea again in order to

decide whether it is suitable or

review

/rɪˈvjuː/

überprüfen

satisfactory.

the feeling of pleasure that you

get when you achieve or obtain

satisfaction

/ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n/

Zufriedenheit

something that you want.

a measurement of how good the

work, help or advice provided by

a company to its customers

service level

/ˈsɜː(r)vɪs ˌlev(ə)l/

Serviceniveau

should be.

an amount of goods carried on a

shipment

/ˈʃɪpmənt/

Schiffsladung

ship, plane, train, or truck.

specification: an exact

measurement or detailed plan

about how something is to be

spec

/spek/

Spezifikation

made.

an exact measurement or

detailed plan about how

specification

/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Spezifikation

something is to be made.

to share something by dividing it

split

/splɪt/

aufteilen, verteilen

into separate parts.

to get something from someone

squeeze

/skwiːz/

herauspressen

by forcing them to give it to you.

a situation in which things

happen as they should and there

stability

/stəˈbɪləti/

Stabilität

are no harmful changes.

space where things can be

storage

/ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/

Lagerraum

stored.

to provide someone or

something with something that

supply

/səˈplaɪ/

(be-)liefern

they need or want.

the art or industry of making

textiles

/ˈtekstaɪlz/

Textilindustrie, -branche

cloth.

relating to a person or

organization that is not one of

the two main people or

organizations involved in a legal

third-party

/ˌθɜː(r)d ˈpɑː(r)ti/

Dritter, Drittpartei

agreement or case.

if someone is tied up, they are

tied up

/ˌtaɪd ˈʌp/

beschäftigt

very busy.

happening at the most suitable

timely

/ˈtaɪmli/

früh-/rechtzeitig

time.