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German term or phrase:Hilfsmittel
English translation:(support) resources
Entered by: Thomas Ochiltree
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15:40 Mar 12, 2006
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Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
German term or phrase: Hilfsmittel
The DHL document is a document describes the various steps whereby items arrive at a warehouse, are sorted and distributed. The articles are described as times as being accompanied by "Hilfsmittel". A typical sentence is "Beim Absortierverfahrne Muhle ("put") werden die Hilfsmittel der Empfaenger (spaeter NVE) in einer ausgewaehlten Reihenfolge aufgestellt". Another sentence describes articles as accompanied by a "Hilfsmittelbezug". Yet a the one says that not all Hilfsmittel may be authorized ("zugelassen" for a particular Endempfaenger.
Thomas Ochiltree
Local time: 08:27
(support) resources
Explanation:
or sometimes materials is how I have translated it for DWPN (parent of DHL and one of my major clients) on most occasions

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-03-12 15:58:01 GMT)
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oops DPWN
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Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 07:27
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Thanks
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3 +1(support) resources
Ted Wozniak
3consumables
Raghunathan


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(support) resources


Explanation:
or sometimes materials is how I have translated it for DWPN (parent of DHL and one of my major clients) on most occasions

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-03-12 15:58:01 GMT)
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oops DPWN

Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 07:27
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PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Your answer looks like it corresponds well to the definition I have just come across as I go through the length document to the effect that "Ein Hilfsmittel steht entsprechend seinen Eigenschaften fuer die Lagerung und bewegung von Artikeln oder Guetern zu Verfuegung." thanks for the term of art.


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agree  Raghunathan
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
consumables


Explanation:
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Note added at 41 mins (2006-03-12 16:21:58 GMT)
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Thomas - what i meant was consumable items or support items/resources which cannot be classified as direct material, but you can say "indirect material" of nominal / little value for costing purposes.
The number of consumable items.....
Does it make sense, or do you think my explanation is not convincing enough

Raghunathan
Local time: 17:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: what do you mean by consumables exactly? The normal English usage does not seems compatible with the following: "die Anzahl der transportfaehige Hilfsmittel, auf denen die Artikel dieser Artikelnummer position bewegt werden."

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Changes made by editors
Mar 12, 2006 - Changes made by Kim Metzger:
Term askedHillfsmittel => Hilfsmittel


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