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BWB4 - W. Eng. III

Unit 7

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forklift (truck) Gabelstapler Syn.: pallet transporter
production line Bandproduktion Syn.: assembly line
clean-room Reinraum Syn.: dust-free rooms for industry
to operate machinery eine Maschine bedienen Syn.: to run a machine
harsh environment raue Umgebung Syn.: rough / raw environment
shop floor Fabrikhalle Syn.: factory building
lean schlank, dünn Syn.: slim
agile beweglich Syn.: flexible
assembly line Bandfertigung Syn.: production line
throughput der Durchlauf Syn.: flow, cycle
inventory Bestand, Inventar Syn.: stockpile, portfolio
waste Ausschuss, Abfall Syn.: reject, defective goods, garbage
stockpile Bestand, Inventar Syn.: inventory, portfolio
location Niederlassung Syn.: office
defect Fehler Syn.: fault, flaw
lead time Bearbeitungszeit Syn.: process time
competitive edge Wettbewerbsvorteil Syn.: advantage in competition
vital wichtig Syn.: essential
evolutionary chain kontinuierliche Entwicklung Syn.: continuous advancement
window of opportunity begrenzte Gelegenheit Syn.: short time limit for a decision
stakeholder Interessenvertreter Des.: a person who is involved with an organization (like an employee or customer)
carbon footprint Ökologischer Fußabdruck Des.: pollution, measured by the amount of carbon dioxide
unique Unikat Syn: one of a kind
labour Arbeit / Arbeitskräfte Syn.: work / personnel
produce (noun) Erzeugnis Syn.: product
record (noun) Bericht Syn.: report
reject (noun) Ausschuss Syn.: waste, defective goods
present (noun) Geschenk Syn.: gift
graduate (noun) Schulabgänger Syn.: school leaver
pallet Pallette Syn.: line-up
batch Bündel, Menge Syn.: bundle, bulk
subdivision Untergliederung, Aufteilung Syn.: breakdown
labour Arbeit / Arbeitskräfte Syn.: work / personnel
eventually endlich, irgendwann Syn.: someday, finally, at last
wages Löhne Syn.: salaries
to convert umbauen Syn.: to build round, to reform, to change over
shift Schicht(-arbeit) Des.: a system of employment in which you work at differnet times of the day or night
affordable bezahlbar Syn.: not too expensive
legal battle vor Gericht gehen Syn.: to go to law, legal action
attorney Anwalt Syn.: advocate
royalties Lizensgebühr Syn.: franchise
legacy Erbe Syn.: heritage
supervisor Abteilungsleiter Syn.: departmentchief, chief of the office
to be in charge of verantwortlich sein Syn.: to be responsible for sth.
defect Fehler Syn.: fault, flaw
to ensure sicherstellen, garantieren Syn.: to guarantee, to secure
demand Bedarf, Nachfrage Syn.: need, inquiry
goods Waren Syn.: articles, products, merchandise
to melt away dahinschwinden Syn.: to waste away
to grind to a halt zum Stillstand kommen Syn.: to come to rest / standstill
economy Des.: the productivity of a country
economies Des.: the way in which trade, industry or money os organized
economic wirtschaftlich Des.: refers to the economy
economical sparsam Syn.: efficient
downturn Abschwung, Rückgang Syn.: slump, regression
wage restraint Lohnzurückhaltung Des.: not to ask for more wages
unit labour costs Arbeitsstückkosten Des.: the costs to produce one example of a product
average Durchschnitt Syn.: mean
to raise finance Geld aufbringen Syn.: to produce money
counterpart Kollege Syn.: colleague
to surge ansteigen Syn.: to rise / increase
subsidies Subventionen Syn.: grant, bounty
utilities / utility companies Versorgungsbetrieb Des.: an organization that supplies the public with water, gas or electricity
slump Abschwung, Rückgang Syn.: downturn, regression, decline
slowdown (Rückgang) Syn.: slump, downturn, downshift
SME Mittelstandsunternehmen Des.: small and medium-sized enterprise
vulnerable verletzbar, empfindlich Syn.: damageable, at risk, unguarded
economic output Wirtschaftsleistung Syn.: economic performance, productivity
expertise Gutachten Syn.: survey, certificate, report
doom and gloom Untergangsstimmung Des.: a mood of coming ruin / damage / insolvency
stocks Bestände Syn.: inventory, portfolio
upturn Aufschwung Syn.: boom, boost
assumption Annahme, Übernahme Syn.: acceptance, adoption
STEP analysis Des.: a tool to understand a situation by researching the external factors affecting it
the sick man of Europe Des.: a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment
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