F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Vocabulary

Core (n): 1-  the basic and most important part of something.
E.g.: The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
E.g.: Africa is not our core trade lane.

Minimize (v): 1- to reduce something to the least possible level or amount. 2- to make something seem less important or smaller than it really is.
E.g.: We must minimize the risk for the company.
E.g.: It’s important to focus on your strengths and to minimize your weaknesses.

Original:

Dear Bruce

Actually our current proposed FOB charges are the minimize selling rate which is near our net cost, so there are no more buffer. Compared with our current tier3 tariff which would be offered to RFQ client 250 tons+ yearly, there is only CNY200 difference between our current fob charges. shall we have some proposed cargo volume from ZA in advance? Then we could set up fob tiers based on cargo volume, which would be in a safe way to protect our benefits.

Edited:

Dear Bruce,

Actually, our current proposed FOB charges are the minimum selling rate, and are very near our net cost, so we don’t have any more buffer. Compared with our current tier3 tariff, which would be offered to our 250 tons+/year RFQ clients, there is only a CNY200 difference with our current FOB charges.

Shall we ask our ZA team to send us the proposed cargo volume in advance? Then we could set up FOB tiers based on cargo volume, which would be a safe way to protect our profits.

Grammar

Before off work. – Before I finished / left work.

If I finish the first one successful. – If I finish the first one successfully9.

Pronunciation

Africa: /ˈæf.rɪ.kə/

Lack:  /læk/

Minimize: /ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/