《工程管理专业英语》课件 Unit 3 Cost Management

工程管理专业英语EnglishforProjectManagement讲授人：Unit3CostManagementPART03目录CONTENTSDialogueSectionAWhatisCostManagement?SectionBLead-inUnit3CostManagementLead-inIdentifythepicturesbelow.Matchthemwiththewordsinthebox.ordercostmanagementbudgetSectionADialogue1LiYun,representativeofChinaStarConstructionCompanyLimited,isgoingtonegotiateonthepriceofanorder.L=LiYunJ=JohnsonUnit3CostManagementSectionADialogue1J:Goodmorning,LiYun.I'mJohnson,fromFutureInternationalBuildingMaterial

Company.Haveyoudecidedtoplaceanorder?L:Notyet.Yourpriceisstillbeyondourbudget.J:I’mafraidIcan’tlowerthepriceanymore,orwewillmakenoprofit.L:Isitpossiblethatyougiveusanotherdiscountof10percent?Unit3CostManagementSectionADialogue1J:Youknow,it’sreallythelowestpricethatwecanoffer.Anotherdiscountwillgobeyondourcostlimits.L:Isee.Whatifweplaceseverallargeordersinthefollowingeightmonths?J:

Iamsorrythatwestillcan’tmeetyourneedsinthatcase.L:Comeon.It’sawin-windeal,isn’tit?You’dbetterthinkitover.J:Thankyouforyoursuggestion.Iwillansweryoulater.L:OK.Bye.Unit3CostManagementSectionANewWordsdecide[dɪˈsaɪd]v.tothinkcarefullyaboutthedifferentpossibilitiesthatareavailableandchooseoneofthem决定order[ˈɔːdə(r)]n.arequesttomakeorsupplygoods订货；订购；订单lower[ˈləʊə(r)]vt.toreducesomethingortobecomelessinvalue,quality,etc.减少；缩小；降低Dialogue1Unit3CostManagementSectionANewWordsdiscount[ˈdɪskaʊnt]n.anamountofmoneythatistakenofftheusualcostofsomething折扣win-win[wɪnˈwɪn]adj.thereisagoodresultforeachpersonorgroupinvolved对各方都有益的；双赢的suggestion[səˈdʒestʃən]n.anideaoraplanthatyoumentionforsomebodyelsetothinkabout建议；提议Dialogue1Unit3CostManagementSectionAPhrasesandExpressionsbeyondbudget超预算makenoprofit没有利润costlimit成本限制meetneeds满足需求Unit3CostManagementSectionADialogue2LiYun,representativeofChinaStarConstructionCompanyLimited,isgoingtosignthecontractwithJohnson.L=LiYunJ=JohnsonUnit3CostManagementSectionADialogue2L:Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.J:Goodmorning,Mr.Li.L:Howmuchwillourorderfromyourfactory？J:I’llbehappytogetbacktoyouwithanestimateinthenextfewdays. L:I’mafraidIcan’twaitthatlong.Canyourofficeprovidemewithaballparkfigure

atleast?J:Well,Iwouldneedanideaofhowlargeyourorderwouldbe.Abouthowmanyunitswouldyouneed?Unit3CostManagementSectionADialogue2L:Justgivemeanestimatedfigureforanorderof100units.J:Pleasegivemeafewminutestocalculate.Ouraskingpricewouldbeabout$100perunitwithanorderof100.Isthatpriceacceptabletoyou?L:Yourestimateseemsalittlehightome.We’rewillingtopay$80perunit.Unit3CostManagementSectionADialogue2J:Withanorderofonly100units,it’llbedifficulttoworkwithinthatkindofbudget.Maybeifyoucanorder500ormoreunits,wemightbeabletoworksomethingout.L:Ok,we’llorder500units.Let’ssighthecontact.J:Fine.Unit3CostManagementSectionANewWordsestimate[ˈestɪmət]n.astatementofhowmuchapieceofworkwillprobablycost评估provide[prəˈvaɪd]vt.togivesomethingtosomebodyormakeitavailableforthemtouse提供unit[ˈjuːnɪt]adj.asingleitemofthetypeofproductthatacompanysells一件（商品）Dialogue2Unit3CostManagementSectionANewWordscalculate[ˈkælkjuleɪt]vt.tousenumberstofindoutatotalnumber,amount,distance,etc.计算；核算acceptable[əkˈseptəb(ə)l]adj.agreedorapprovedofbymostpeopleinasociety（社会上）认同的，认可的Dialogue2Unit3CostManagementSectionANewWordswilling[ˈwɪlɪŋ]adj.readyorpleasedtohelpandnotneedingtobepersuaded;doneorgiveninanenthusiasticway自愿的；乐于相助的；积极肯干的budget[bʌdʒɪt]n.themoneythatisavailabletoapersonoranorganizationandaplanofhowitwillbespentoveraperiodoftime预算Dialogue2Unit3CostManagementSectionAPhrasesandExpressionsaballparkfigure达成协议work

out成功signthecontract签署合同Dialogue2Unit3CostManagementSectionAExercise1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothedialogues.1.Mr.Johnson’saskingpriceinDialogue1isnotbeyondMr.Li’sbudget.2.Mr.JohnsongivesMr.Lianotherdiscountof10percent.3.InDialogue1,Mr.JohnsonmeetsMr.Li’sneedsandtheymakeadeal.4.InDialogue2,Mr.Lidecidestoorder500unitsintheend.5.Mr.JohnsoninDialogue2signsthecontactwithMr.Li.Unit3CostManagementSectionAExercise2Oralpractice:Pairwork.Usethequestionsbelowtointerviewyourpartner.Thenchangeroles.1.Whataretheadvantagesofyourcompany’s

products?

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Unit3CostManagementSectionAExercise23.Wouldyoupleaseletmeknowsomethingmoreaboutyourcompany’scostmanagementforthisproject?

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4.Arethereanyspecialrequirementsontheproject?

。5.Canyouguaranteedeliveryintime?

。Unit3CostManagementSectionAExercise3PracticalActivity:Workwithyourpartnerandmakeaconversation.SupposeyouareanemployeeofChinaStarConstructionCompanyLimited,andyourcompanywillorderalargenumberofcomputersfromanothercompany.Asarepresentativeofyourcompany,youaregoingtoaskthecompanytodescribeitscostmanagementindetail.Theresultofthediscussionwillbeshowntothewholeclass.Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?Costmanagementistheprocessbywhichcompaniescontrolandplanthecostsofdoingbusiness.Individualprojectsshouldhavecustomizedplansforthisprocess,andcompaniesasawholealsointegratecostmanagementintotheiroverall

businessmodel.Thereisnosingleaccepteddefinitionforthisterm,becauseithassuchbroadapplicationsandpossiblestrategies.Whenproperlyimplemented,thisprocesswilltranslateintoreducedcostsofproductionforproductsandservices,aswellasincreasedvaluebeingdeliveredtothecustomer.Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?Foracompany’smanagementtobeeffectiveoverall,costmanagementmustbeanintegralfeatureofit.Itiseasiesttounderstandthisconceptifitisexplainedinthecontextofasingleproject.Forinstance,beforeaprojectisstarted,theanticipatedcostsshouldbeidentifiedandmeasured.Theseexpensesshouldthenbeapprovedbeforeanypurchasingoccurs.Duringtheprocessofcompletingaproject,allincurredcostsshouldbenotedandkeptinarecordofsomekind,tohelpensurethatthecostsarecontrolledandkeptinlinewithinitialexpectations,totheextentthatthisispossible.Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?Takingthisapproachtocostmanagementwillhelpacompanydeterminewhethertheyaccuratelyestimatedexpensesatfirst,andwillhelpthemmorecloselypredictexpensesinthefuture.Anyoverspendingcanalsobemonitoredinthisway,andeithereliminatedinfutureprojectsorspecificallyapprovediftheexpensewasnecessary.Costmanagementcannotbeusedinisolation;projectsmustbeorganizedandtailoredwiththisstrategyinmind.Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?Startingaprojectwithcostmanagementinmindwillhelptoavoidcertainpitfallsthatmaybepresentotherwise.Iftheobjectivesoftheprojectarenotclearlydefinedatfirst,orarechangedduringthecourseoftheproject,costover-runswillbemorelikely.Ifcostsarenotfullyresearchedbeforetheproject,theymaybeunderestimated,therebyinflatingtheexpectationoftheproject’ssuccessunrealistically.Constructionprojectsaresubjecttotheirownparticularchallenges;thesecanincludeconstraintsintheformoflawsandregulationsthatmustbeplannedaround.Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?Iftheprojectiscompletelyandclearlydefined,thiswillfacilitateeffectivemanagementofthecostsitwillincur.Effectivecostmanagementstrategieswillhelpateamdeliverafinishedprojectwithintheallocated

budget,whilealsomakingitasvaluableaspossibletothecompany.Thereisalwaysthepossibilityofunexpectedcosts,butpreparationintheformofcostmanagementwilllikelymakethemmucheasiertodealwithwhentheyoccur.Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?（1）Identifyeachofthecostswithinyourproject（2）Ensurethatexpensesareapprovedbeforepurchasing（3）Keepacentralrecordofallcostsincurred（4）ControltheoverallcostofyourprojectCostmanagementwillhelpyouto:Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?（1）Determinewhetheryourexpensesareadequatelybudgeted（2）Monitorandcontrolinstancesofover-spending（3）Gainspecialapprovalsforextra-ordinaryexpenses（4）Scheduleexpensepaymentsandinvoiceapprovals（5）Keepyourprojectandfinancialplansup-to-dateCostmanagementwillalsoenableyouto:Unit3CostManagementSectionB

WhatisCostManagement?Todeliveryourprojectunderbudget,itisessentialthatyouimplementcostmanagement.Thiswillhelpyouidentify,monitorandcontrolcosts,ateachphaseintheproject.Unit3CostManagementSectionBNewWordsindividual[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl]adj.consideredseparatelyratherthanaspartofagroup单独的；个别的customize[ˈkʌstəmaɪz]vt.tomakeorchangesthtosuittheneedsoftheowner订制；订做；改制（以满足顾主的需要）integrate[ˈɪntɪɡreɪt]vt.tocombinetwoormorethingssothattheyworktogether;tocombinewithsomethingelseinthisway（使）合并；成为一体accepted[əkˈseptɪd]adj.generallyapprovedorused公认的Unit3CostManagementSectionBNewWordsimplement[ˈɪmplɪment]vt.tomakesomethingthathasbeenofficiallydecidedstarttohappenorbeused使生效；贯彻；执行；实施production[prəˈdʌkʃn]n.theprocessofgrowingormakingfood,goodsormaterials,especiallylargequantities生产；制造；制作effective[ɪˈfektɪv]adj.producingtheresultthatiswantedorintended;producingasuccessfulresult有效的Unit3CostManagementSectionBNewWordsensure[ɪnˈʃʊə(r)]vt.tomakesurethatsthhappensorisdefinite保证；担保；确保determine[dɪˈtɜːmɪn]vt.todecidedefinitelytodosth决定，决心（做某事）accurately[ækjərətli]adv.strictlycorrectly正确地，准确地predict[prɪˈdɪkt]vt.tosaythatsthwillhappeninthefuture预言；预告；预报Unit3CostManagementSectionBNewWordspitfall[ˈpɪtfɔːl]n.adangerordifficulty,especiallyonethatishiddenornotobviousatfirst危险；困难；（尤指）陷阱，隐患objective[əbˈdʒektɪv]n.somethingthatyouaretryingtoachieve目标；目的underestimate[ʌndərˈestɪmeɪt]vt.tothinkorguessthattheamount,costorsizeofsthissmallerthanitreallyis低估；对…估计不足unrealistically[ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪkli]adv.inanunrealisticmanner不切实际地；不现实地Unit3CostManagementSectionBNewWordsconstraint[kənˈstreɪnt]n.athingthatlimitsorrestrictssth限制；限定；约束facilitate[fəˈsɪlɪteɪt]vt.(formal)tomakeanactionoraprocesspossibleoreasier促进；促使；使便利valuable[ˈvæljuəbl]adj.worthalotofmoney很值钱的；贵重的Unit3CostManagementSectionBPhrasesandExpressionscostmanagement成本管理dobusiness经商businessmodel商业模式anticipatedcosts预期成本Unit3CostManagementSectionBPhrasesandExpressionsinlinewith符合；与…一致totheextentthat在这样的范围内inisolation孤立地inmind记住Unit3CostManagementSectionBPhrasesandExpressionsatfirst首先dealwith处理Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise11.Whatiscostmanagement?A.Companiesasawholealsointegratecostmanagementintotheiroverall

businessmodel.B.Thereisnosingleaccepteddefinitionforthisterm.C.Identifyeachofthecostswithinprojects.D.Aprocessbywhichcompaniescontrolandplanthecostsofdoingbusiness.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcostmanagementisNOTtrue?A.Ithelpscompaniesmorecloselypredictexpenses.B.Itisnotusefulinanycase.C.Ithelpscompaniestoavoidcertainpitfalls.D.Ithelpsmonitorandcontrolinstancesofover-spending.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise13.Accordingtoyourunderstandingofthepassage,whichoneistrue?A.Thiswillhelpcompaniesidentify,monitorandcontrolcosts,ateachphaseintheproject.B.Costmanagementcanbeusedinisolation.C.Theseexpensesshouldbeapprovedafteranypurchasingoccurs.D.Costmanagementwillnothelpacompanydeterminewhethertheyaccuratelyestimatedexpensesatfirst.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise14.CostmanagementincludesthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT?A.EnsurethatexpensesareapprovedbeforepurchasingB.ControltheoverallcostofyourprojectC.HelpthecompanymaximizeprofitsD.KeepabetterrelationwithothercompaniesChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise15.Whatdoes“eliminate”meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Exclude

B.Decline

C.Frighten

D.InferChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise2Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.individualintegratebudgeteffectiveensureaccuratelyunderestimatevaluableinlinewithinisolationUnit3CostManagementSectionBExercise21.1.Oneoftheoldestcompetitorswonthe

silvermedal.2.2.Thestrategyisto

thedevelopmentofthesecitiesforabettereconomicstructure.3.Wetriedto

thateveryonegotafairdeal.4.Psychologicalresearchshowsweconsistently

ourmentalpowers.5.It’samistaketotrytoconsiderfinance.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise26.Goodcustomerrelationsrequirecourtesy,professionalismand

response.7.Wehaveaverytight

.8.Wealsoneedtoknowwhetherourthoughts,beliefsandideasare

thoseofotherpeople.9.Studentscangain

experiencebyworkingonthecampusradioormagazine.10.Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemore

.Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.1.Costmanagementistheprocessbywhichcompaniescontrolandplanthecostsofdoingbusiness.Individualprojectsshouldhavecustomizedplansforthisprocess,andcompaniesasawholealsointegratecostmanagementintotheiroverallbusinessmodel.

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Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.2.Foracompany’smanagementtobeeffectiveoverall,costmanagementmustbeanintegralfeatureofit.Itiseasiesttounderstandthisconceptifitisexplainedinthecontextofasingleproject.

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Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.3.Anyoverspendingcanalsobemonitoredinthisway,andeithereliminatedinfutureprojectsorspecificallyapprovediftheexpensewasnecessary.Costmanagementcannotbeusedinisolation;projectsmustbeorganizedandtailoredwiththisstrategyinmind.

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Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.4.Startingaprojectwithcostmanagementinmindwillhelptoavoidcertainpitfallsthatmaybepresentotherwise.Iftheobjectivesoftheprojectarenotclearlydefinedatfirst,orarechangedduringthecourseoftheproject,costover-runswillbemorelikely.

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Unit3CostManagementSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.5.Iftheprojectiscompletelyandclearlydefined,thiswillfacilitateeffectivemanagementofthecostsitwillincur.Effectivecostmanagementstrategieswillhelpateamdeliverafinished