Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
distribuição capilar
English translation:
door-to-door distribution
Portuguese term
Portugal
distribuição capilar
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/business_commer... but like the asker there, I'm not at all convinced by the literal answer. 7 years later still no decent google hits, mainly English versions of Spanish sites.
The sentence I have is
Transportes de distribuição capilar de carga completa e grupagens;
Any ideas appreciated!
Proposed translations
Portugal
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door-to-door distribution
Brazil
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distribution through the capillary
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detailed [widespread] distribution
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end-client delivery/distribution
These services are fully integrated into their customers' supply chain and final end-client delivery.
All output is available both in PDF and HTML e-mail formats, providing flexibility in terms of end-client distribution options.
| oops, just noticed this; I think this answer is also correct, but I have gone with 'door-to-door' - I should be able to give you half the points, sorry |
Discussion
Wrong mental Imagine from process of distributing is always one of the problems in companies active in the distribution industry.
This issue causes companies to take steps in the wrong direction. However they increase its efforts to develop, in addition to much resources (due to grow firms) will have more trouble.
http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/logistics-glossary/
Looks like the term I need is 'door-to-door' distribution, as suggested by Teresa, and unsurprisingly there's no mention of 'capillary here'. Please put up an answer Teresa so I can grade it!
De qualquer forma, note-se que o conceito de "distribuição capilar" não é para o consumidor final, mas sim para o retalho/varejo, para as redes de lojas (a partir de um "hub"/centro de distribuição/plataforma logística regional/ local).
vd links:
1. ("CAPILLARY DISTRIBUTION", "Capillary distribution is delivering products to the final seller."): http://www.arabianjbmr.com/pdfs/NG_VOL_1_6/1.pdf
2. (logistics OR transport "capillary distribution"), USA 8.790: https://www.google.com/search?as_q=&as_epq=capillary distrib...
3. ("capillary logistics system", "capillary route"): http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.412...
(distribution secondaire).
Distribution du local de communication vers chaque point d’accès utilisateur (connecteur mural, boîtier de sol, en mobilier, faux plancher ou faux plafond, Capillaire, Local Technique).
http://www.infonitec.com/definition-informatique-telecom/def...
P.S. This definition has nothing to do with transportation (it's telecommunications) but it might be helpful...