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upstream supplier

Portuguese translation: fornecedores de insumos

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English term or phrase:upstream supplier
Portuguese translation:fornecedores de insumos
Entered by: rhandler

15:28 May 27, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Management
English term or phrase: upstream supplier
the firms in the chaebol are the principal upstream suppliers for the big downstream chaebolassembly firms … in Samsung Electronics, most of the main component parts for the consumer electronics division are manufactured and assembled in the same compound by Samsung firms
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 20:31
fornecedores de insumos
Explanation:
Os insumos podem ser desde matéria-prima até pre-manufaturados ou mesmo peças prontas, como ocorre na indústria automobilística. Os fornecedores de auto-peças (velas, componentes da ignição eletrônica ou carburadores) e os de matéria prima (tinta, etc.) são "upstream suppliers".
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rhandler
Local time: 20:31
Grading comment
Tks alot
Teresa
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4fornecedores de insumos
rhandler
4 +2fornecedores a montante
Ligia Dias Costa
4fornecedores (ou provedores) primários
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4fornecedor de nível superior
Roberto Cavalcanti


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fornecedores (ou provedores) primários


Explanation:
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 01:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 141

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Flavio Steffen: Não necessariamente; na fábrica de caminhões da VW em Resende há três grandes supridores que se responsabilizam por todos os materiais e serviços e montam no caminhão; neste caso, eles não são primários em si, mas abrangem um amplo espectro.
21 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fornecedores de insumos


Explanation:
Os insumos podem ser desde matéria-prima até pre-manufaturados ou mesmo peças prontas, como ocorre na indústria automobilística. Os fornecedores de auto-peças (velas, componentes da ignição eletrônica ou carburadores) e os de matéria prima (tinta, etc.) são "upstream suppliers".

rhandler
Local time: 20:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 176
Grading comment
Tks alot
Teresa

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Steffen
7 mins
  -> Obrigado, Flavio!
agree  Marcos Antonio
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Marcos!
agree  Murilo
4 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Murilo!
agree  marco lessa (X): A1.
1 day 1 hr
  -> Obrigado, marco.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fornecedores a montante


Language variant: pt -pt

Explanation:
é o que me parece

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-05-27 15:50:25 GMT)
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Em Portugal, o sentido "A montante" quer dizer que serão fornecedores de matérias primas ou de produtos já manufacturados, por exemplo, peças

Ligia Dias Costa
Portugal
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Flavio Steffen: Vide comentário que fiz sobre o processo de montagem de caminhões da VW. O processo é chamado de "Consórcio integrado".
18 mins
  -> obrigada
agree  Maria Meneses
23 mins
  -> Obrigada
agree  Gustavo Silva: claro, a montante e a jusante! :-)
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fornecedor de nível superior


Explanation:
diria assim

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 20:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
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