Björn Vrooman Jun 9, 2016:

continued... 3) I didn't question the translation per se, but the validity of the "Bereich" addition to the term asked here. That, of course, starts with Helene having added "Bereich" in the first place, but I think the answers could have incorporated both ways to interpret the sentence.

I apologize if my post sounded too dismissive at first; it may have something to do with the recent increase in the number of imprecise or incorrect answers I have seen on KudoZ, all of them a result of some misreading of the German source.

To make sure, I read this sentence aloud more than once and contemplated about its meaning before posting something in the discussion box. I certainly don't want to confuse someone later.

I just think that "Qualität" typically refers to some kind of process. Yes, you may hear "Qualität der Einkaufsabteilung," but it seems far more likely that it is "Qualität der Einkaufsabwicklung."

In this case, it would be the quality of the "Abwicklung der Lager-Warenannahme," which still describes a process, IMO, not a department.

I think that would actually make it easier to translate the sentence.

PS:
Sorry for any delay and typo. ProZ seems to have some server response issues.

Björn Vrooman Jun 9, 2016:

@Andrew I did revise my statement somewhat, since I think I had posted it too early the first time around. However, I still don't understand the response, as Stephen referred only to one sentence ("Not very common, I'd say, so 'warehouse' seems redundant.") out of two big discussion posts.

The basic issue is that we have very little to go on. In my view, there are three things that need to be taken into account here:

1) I have no doubt that you know better than I what term to use in the UK. Although I'm usually all for British usage (as you can see when looking at my agreements to other answerers somewhere else), I am a bit hesitant when it comes to manufacturing, simply because the UK is no longer such a big player in this market. However, I did see later that Helene's EN variant is UK, so I suppose it may not matter that much, for example, whether the business in question has closer ties to the US.

2) Likewise, if this is a sentence describing some business application by Microsoft, SAP, etc., it would most certainly be "inbound/outbound."

Dr Andrew Read Jun 9, 2016:

@Björn Your comment did come over as a little patronising and so I sympathise with Stephen's response. However, I can see that you probably didn't mean it that way and understand where you were coming from.

I think the reason why both Stephen and I responded in terms of it being a department, is because the asker's search term was '**Bereich** Lager Warenannahme'. However, as you've spotted, in the context sentence she gives it doesn't mention the 'Bereich' and so your interpretation that it may the process makes sense.

Björn Vrooman Jun 8, 2016:

No need for any insults. In fact, I didn't even disagree with what you said:
"The reason I added warehouse was simply to explain the relationship between Lager and Wareneinnahme which Helen had specifically said she did not understand."

That's fine and that wasn't the point. I am not the one who disagreed with your answer.

And this isn't about who's cleverer or whatever. "Bereich" wasn't part of the sentence, and it shouldn't have been added, since the German is talking about the receiving process, not the department. How the word ended up there, no clue.

Stephen Old Jun 8, 2016:

I have not misunderstood anything and I am not interested in any kid of "I am cleverer than you arguments." As I wrote above The reason I added warehouse was simply to explain the relationship between Lager and Wareneinnahme which Helen had specifically said she did not understand.

Björn Vrooman Jun 8, 2016:

Also called "Receiving area" / "Receiving dock"
http://www.scdigest.com/assets/Reps/SCDigest_Optimizing_Ware...
http://www.osc.nc.gov/sigdocs/sig_docs/documentation/policie...
http://www.forte-industries.com/blog/five-design-flaws-that-...

"Lager-Warenannahme" just means that it's the Warenannahmebereich des Lagers or it's the process of "Warenannahme" at the "Lager." Not very common, I'd say, so "warehouse" seems redundant.

Björn Vrooman Jun 8, 2016:

@Helene Both of the answerers (may) have misunderstood what is meant here:
"Die Abwicklungsqualität der Lager-Warenannahme ist sehr wichtig."

This is the process of receiving goods/accepting inbound deliveries, not the place.

"Warenannahme hat zwei Bedeutungen:

Warenannahme hat zwei Bedeutungen:

1. Der Ort, an dem Waren angeliefert werden
2. Die Tätigkeiten, die bei einer Warenanlieferung durchzuführen sind."
http://www.lager-software.net/lexikon/Warenannahme.html

On a side note: This may as well be the loading dock/bay, since we're talking about a warehouse here and that's the area (Bereich) for unloading the trucks.

http://www.lagerwiki.de/index.php?title=Warenannahme
http://www.handelswissen.de/data/handelslexikon/buchstabe_w/...

The other term may also be "Receiving Department":
http://www.indeed.com/q-Warehouse-Receiving-Department-jobs....
http://www.investorwords.com/10813/receiving_department.html
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/inbound-logistics-manufacturi...