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English translation: SIM　(simulation)


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22:21 Feb 23, 2011
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Japanese term or phrase: シム
金額については現地費用等が未だ明確になっていないためＦＩＸされていないが、現状の国内価格に対してシム１．１５～１．２で為替を１ユーロ＝１２０円位で出す予定。
Chrisso
Local time: 01:18
English translation:SIM　(simulation)
Explanation:
これは、おそらくシュミレーションのSIMだと思うのですが、コンテキストの中にエクセルその他のソフトを利用すると出てきませんか？
I think what this sentence is trying to say is that export price needs to be adjusted　against the domestc price based on the exchange rate. In order to do that they are going to run a SIM (simulation) シム.
The multiplier (係数) is 1.15 to 1.2 and this is based on the exchange rate　1Euro=Yen120
国内価格に対して輸出価格を調整するためのシュミレーションという意味ではないでしょうか。ダンピングを防ぎ輸出採算を取るために国内価格に対する輸出価格を決算期日に合わせて為替レートで調整する。最初、シムはシフ(CIF)の誤記か、shim 調整かと思ったのですが、外国為替でやくやる、エクセルその他のソフトで輸出価格のsimulation（シム）を走らせるという意味かなと。でもコンテキストがこれだけでは断定できませんが。

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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2011-02-26 13:52:30 GMT)
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This is a note to Julian;
I agree with you on "shim" being a possibility, since it does mean adjustment 調整 (シムを入れる) and I thought about that but the thing is that I've never seen this word シム　being used in trade or Forex, but this is based on my limited knowledge and experience so I could be wrong. Well, anyway the sentence is trying to say １５～２０％の利益を得るために、１．１５～１．２倍を乗じる which is markup, margin, adjustment....

sim, SIM
http://www.mindware-jp.com/xlstat/jp/support/tutorials/sim2....
http://www.icsead.or.jp/7publication/workingpp/wp2001/2001-2...
http://www.easy-forex.com/evo/tradesimulator.aspx
http://www.bk.mufg.jp/kariru/jutaku/sim/sim.html
http://www.harvardmedsim.org/center-for-medical-simulation-r...
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CX159
Japan
Local time: 09:18
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Summary of answers provided
4Seam
Lakshmi Datar
3SIM　(simulation)CX159
2 +1mark-upJulian Rippon


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Seam


Explanation:
Seam

Lakshmi Datar
India
Local time: 05:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mark-up


Explanation:
It could mean 'we plan to quote a price based on a mark-up of 1.15 to 1.2 times the current domestic price and an exchange rate of 1 Euro = approx. 120 JPY'.

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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2011-02-26 11:06:53 GMT)
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I was thinking of a slightly unusual usage of "shim", which according to Wikipedia is "a thin and often tapered or wedged piece of material, used to fill small gaps or spaces between objects."

Julian Rippon
Local time: 01:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CX159: Yes, I think it means markup of 15 to 20%. If the Asker is seeking the meaning this is basically the same as what I was trying to say, シム being probably SIM for simulation.
2 days8 hrs
  -> Thanks. I was thinking of a shim (see note above), but simulation is a possibility.
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2 days8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
SIM　(simulation)


Explanation:
これは、おそらくシュミレーションのSIMだと思うのですが、コンテキストの中にエクセルその他のソフトを利用すると出てきませんか？
I think what this sentence is trying to say is that export price needs to be adjusted　against the domestc price based on the exchange rate. In order to do that they are going to run a SIM (simulation) シム.
The multiplier (係数) is 1.15 to 1.2 and this is based on the exchange rate　1Euro=Yen120
国内価格に対して輸出価格を調整するためのシュミレーションという意味ではないでしょうか。ダンピングを防ぎ輸出採算を取るために国内価格に対する輸出価格を決算期日に合わせて為替レートで調整する。最初、シムはシフ(CIF)の誤記か、shim 調整かと思ったのですが、外国為替でやくやる、エクセルその他のソフトで輸出価格のsimulation（シム）を走らせるという意味かなと。でもコンテキストがこれだけでは断定できませんが。

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Note added at 2 days15 hrs (2011-02-26 13:52:30 GMT)
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This is a note to Julian;
I agree with you on "shim" being a possibility, since it does mean adjustment 調整 (シムを入れる) and I thought about that but the thing is that I've never seen this word シム　being used in trade or Forex, but this is based on my limited knowledge and experience so I could be wrong. Well, anyway the sentence is trying to say １５～２０％の利益を得るために、１．１５～１．２倍を乗じる which is markup, margin, adjustment....

sim, SIM
http://www.mindware-jp.com/xlstat/jp/support/tutorials/sim2....
http://www.icsead.or.jp/7publication/workingpp/wp2001/2001-2...
http://www.easy-forex.com/evo/tradesimulator.aspx
http://www.bk.mufg.jp/kariru/jutaku/sim/sim.html
http://www.harvardmedsim.org/center-for-medical-simulation-r...

CX159
Japan
Local time: 09:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Julian Rippon: Hi. Didn't notice your comment to me until now. I too have never heard shim used in this context. Anyway I think we all agree on what is meant. I guess we'll never know what the original writer really had in mind!
101 days
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