Could earn more or less what similarly educated people in the

Changed for decades, but tens of millions of the best-educated Chinese

Nearly a billion people in rural China may find their lives little

Information technology will do well no matter where they live.

Economy. Well-educated, enterprising individuals with access to

From every economic region into the mainstream of the world

Cheap in all its forms, will bring suitably educated people

Nations.

Powerful computers are helping spread opportunity to developing

Between nations. The Internet and the availability of inexpensive,

Technologies are beginning to break down the economic barriers

Is essential because electronic networks and software-driven

Even the poorest of countries can develop better schools. Education

Compared to almost anything else in a developed society, the

Everyone.

Business opportunity will depend on educational opportunity — for

Average wages (weekly payment for work) from country to country.

Approximate income (i.e., money you receive) and you were limited

Finding Opportunity in the Global Economy

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Problems logistics deals with.

At shore and program managers.

Databases that could be accessed by sailors aboard ship, support engineers

NAVAIR wants logistics data to be converted to digital form for

Countries. 4. Many companies are interested in improving customer

Sets and other products could be picked up from the factory, taken

Shops that rely on large sales and quick turnover. 3. In the same

We know (1)... to be a detailed list of goods, parts, equipment,

Transported warehouse

etc. 2. Small profits and quick (2)... is the motto (девиз) for

way, Toshiba might contract with a (3)... firm so that television

to а (4)..., perhaps repackaged, and then (5)... to stores in other

service through better inventory (6)... 5. As a rule, an unproductive

(7)... chain results in a higher total inventory cost.

storage in a «virtual» (8)... facility — a single set of consolidated

Упражнение 1. A. Назовите 15-20 ключевых слов и словосочетаний на

тему «Logistics».

В. Speak about:

Bill Gates says today if you had to guess (угадать) somebody's

to asking one polite question, a good one would be: «What

country do you live in?» That is because of the huge difference in

But a generation from now, if you want to guess someone's income,

a more-telling single question might be: «What's your education?

» «This, at least, is my belief», B. Gates says. Future

cost of investment in education is low — and the returns are high.

International communication, which is certain to become extraordinary^

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