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Lieferengpässe

English translation: supply/delivery bottlenecks

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German term or phrase:Lieferengpässe
English translation:supply/delivery bottlenecks
Entered by: Steffen Walter

10:33 Jun 1, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / economic news
German term or phrase: Lieferengpässe
XXX(Company name)XXX muss aufgrund der weltweiten Marktsituation insbesondere am Beschaffungsmarkt seine Lieferfristen für die lichttechnischen Komponenten verlängern. Damit ist das Unternehmen nun selbst von der derzeit weltweit angespannten Liefersituation betroffen. Die Gründe für die derzeitigen ***Lieferengpässe*** in der Wirtschaft sind vielfältig. XXX(Company name)XXX steht für eine transparente Geschäftspolitik und stellt daher hier die wesentlichen Faktoren dar, die die Anpassung erforderlich machen.
Yuu Andou
Local time: 02:03
supply/delivery bottlenecks
Explanation:
"Engpässe" are often translated as "bottlenecks". Of the two options for "Liefer-", I'd prefer "supply".
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:03
Grading comment
Danke schoen, Herr Walter!

Gruss aus Japan
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9supply/delivery bottlenecks
Steffen Walter
5supply shortfalls
Miloš Jovanović
3 +1delivery problems
polyglot45


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
supply/delivery bottlenecks


Explanation:
"Engpässe" are often translated as "bottlenecks". Of the two options for "Liefer-", I'd prefer "supply".

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Danke schoen, Herr Walter!

Gruss aus Japan

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Sadie: exactly what I was going to answer
1 min
agree  Kerstin Green: absolutely
18 mins
agree  Nicole Backhaus
23 mins
agree  Reinhold Wehrmann
24 mins
agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
agree  British Diana
1 hr
agree  Melanie Meyer
2 hrs
agree  Jutta Scherer: Yep. Ich ziehe auch "supply" vor
4 hrs
agree  jccantrell: I agree, supply is better.
4 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
delivery problems


Explanation:
bottlenecks, shortages, difficulties, etc.
Take your pick

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Walter: Just what I was thinking.
2 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
supply shortfalls


Explanation:
bereits benützt in Übersetzungen


    Reference: http://dict.leo.org
Miloš Jovanović
Serbia
Local time: 19:03
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
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