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Chapter 1 Overview of Logistics·······································································1
Warming Up······························································································1
Text A: What Is Logistics···············································································1
Terms & Expressions·············································································5
Notes································································································6
Role Play: Introduction to a Logistics Company····················································6
Text B: Activities in a Logistics System······························································7
Terms & Expressions·············································································9
Notes·····························································································.10
Case Study: How Dell’s Direct Sale Mode Works ···············································.10
Exercises ·······························································································.11
Supplementary Reading: Reverse Logistics ······················································.15
Chapter 2 Supply Chain Management ····························································.17
Warming Up···························································································.17
Text A: What Is a Supply Chain ····································································.17
Terms & Expressions··········································································.19
Notes·····························································································.20
Role Play: Introduction to SCM Information System ···········································.21
Text B: Supply Chain Management and Integration·············································.21
Terms & Expressions··········································································.23
Notes·····························································································.24
Case Study: Build Intelligent, Self-correcting Supply Chains in IBM························.25
Exercises ·······························································································.26
Supplementary Reading: Vendor-managed Inventory···········································.29
Chapter 3 Transportation and Distribution ·······················································.32
Warming Up···························································································.32
Text A: Transportation Mode········································································.32
Terms & Expressions··········································································.35
Notes·····························································································.36
Role Play: Visiting a Logistics Company ·························································.37
Text B: Distribution Management··································································.37
Terms & Expressions··········································································.39
Notes·····························································································.40
Case Study: The TMS of COSCO··································································.41
Exercises ·······························································································.42
Supplementary Reading: Containerization························································.45
Chapter 4 Warehousing and Inventory Management ·········································.50
Warming Up···························································································.50
Text A: Warehousing & Inventory Management ·················································.51
Terms & Expressions··········································································.52
Notes·····························································································.53
Role Play: Visiting a Warehouse····································································.54
Text B: Distribution Center··········································································.54
Terms & Expressions··········································································.56
Notes·····························································································.57
Case Study: The Overseas Warehouse of U-SPEED·············································.57
Exercises ·······························································································.59
Supplementary Reading: International Warehousing ············································.63
Chapter 5 Packaging ··················································································.67
Warming Up···························································································.67
Text A: Introduction to Packaging··································································.67
Terms & Expressions··········································································.70
Notes·····························································································.71
Role Play: Containers of Packaging································································.71
Text B: Functions of Packaging ····································································.72
Terms & Expressions··········································································.73
Notes·····························································································.74
Case Study: Coca-Cola’s Eco-friendly Packaging Solutions ···································.75
Exercises ·······························································································.77
Supplementary Reading: Importance of Packaging in International Logistics···············.81
Chapter 6 Procurement ···············································································.85
Warming Up···························································································.85
Text A: Introduction to Procurement·······························································.85
Terms & Expressions··········································································.87
Notes·····························································································.88
Role Play: Centralized Procurement ·······························································.88
Text B: Procurement, Sourcing & Purchasing····················································.89
Terms & Expressions··········································································.90
Notes·····························································································.91
Case Study: Panasonic Group Green Procurement System·····································.92
Exercises ·······························································································.92
Supplementary Reading: Procurement Process···················································.97
Chapter 7 Logistics Information System··························································100
Warming Up···························································································100
Text A: What Is Logistics Information System···················································100
Terms & Expressions··········································································102
Notes·····························································································103
Role Play: Introducing Information Technologies ···············································103
Text B: The Application of LIS·····································································104
Terms & Expressions··········································································106
Notes·····························································································107
Case Study: Pick to Light Basics ···································································108
Exercises ·······························································································109
Supplementary Reading: Information Technologies·············································112
Chapter 8 Logistics Documents·····································································115
Warming Up···························································································115
Text A: Transportation Documents·································································115
Terms & Expressions··········································································119
Notes·····························································································119
Role Play: Talk About the Unloading Port ························································120
Text B: International Commercial Documents ···················································121
Terms & Expressions··········································································123
Notes·····························································································124
Case Study: Logistics Contract & L/C·····························································125
Exercises ·······························································································127
Supplementary Reading: Sample Contract························································130
Chapter 9 E-commerce Logistics···································································133
Warming Up···························································································133
Text A: Introduction to E-commerce Logistics···················································133
Terms & Expressions··········································································135
Notes·····························································································136
Role Play: Talking About Cross-border E-commerce ···········································137
Text B: The Characteristics of E-commerce Logistics ··········································138
Terms & Expressions··········································································139
Notes·····························································································140
Case Study: Xiaomi’s E-business Process·························································141
Exercises ·······························································································142
Supplementary Reading: Why China’s E-commerce Logistics Leads the World············145
Appendix A Terms of Logistics·······································································148
Reference Translation ···················································································155
Keys to Exercises·························································································186
References ·································································································195
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前言
物流业在市场经济中的地位逐渐凸显;物流设施地位提高,确立了物流基础性、战略性、准公益性的地位;对产业链供应链的关注从企业微观层面上升到产业层面、国家安全层面。国际物流就是国与国之间的物流,其作用是实现货物在国家间更顺畅地流动,从而更好地实现世界资源的优化配置,促进区域经济的协调发展。
随着全球经济一体化的迅速发展和“互联网+”经济模式的崛起,社会经济正发生着翻天覆地的变化。除了国际物流、第三方物流等老名词外,跨境电商、“新零售”、共享经济等新名词也悄然充斥着人们的工作和生活,它们的出现与物流息息相关,社会对物流专业人才的需求量越来越大,要求也越来越高。而物流专业人才除了应具备坚实的专业知识外,还应熟练掌握和运用外语,成为满足市场经济发展和国际经济交往需求的复合型人才。鉴于此,我们组织编写了本书。
然而,当今经济全球化进程日益加快,全球化的环境有利于全球公司对全球资源的采购和分配,从而实现全球物流战略,发挥各国物流服务的优势,通过更好的资源优化配置促进物流业更好地分工协作,从而发挥物流的规模经济效益。结合物流业的发展现状与物流英语教学改革的新特点,我们在第1版的基础上进行了改版。
本书以国际物流流程为基础框架,内容包含物流概述、供应链管理、运输和配送、仓储和库存管理、包装、采购、物流信息系统、物流单据、电子商务物流9个主题,共9章。本书强调学以致用、讲练结合,突出全英文教学模式,并体现物流专业的特点,具有较强的实用性、实践性和可操作性。本书适用于应用型本科高校和职业类院校的国际物流、物流管理、物流英语、外贸英语、商务英语、国际经济与贸易、国际金融等专业。
本书具有如下特点:
1.系统介绍物流的整个流程,语言浅显易懂,结构完整,内容全面。
2.选材均来自国内外物流领域的权威期刊杂志、近期网络文献、最新教材和主流报刊等,内容丰富、资料翔实,具有很强的时效性、实用性、前瞻性和时代性。
3.涵盖听、说、读、写、译等各个英语技能必备相关环节,每章均有导入部分、两篇阅读(一篇精读、一篇泛读)、一篇案例分析,以及一篇补充阅读,充分满足学生不同的学习需求,扩大学生的阅读量,实现针对物流英语的全面深入的学习。在精读和泛读文章之后,均有十分详细的词汇解析,附上例句、相关词汇或相关表达,以使得学生能够举一反三、触类旁通。
4.每章均有练习题,题型丰富多样,其中涉及配对题、问答题、选词填空题、单选题、英译汉和汉译英等,可作为课堂作业的内容,也可供课堂测验使用。导入部分中的 Group discussion 和练习题中的Group debate,分别以小组讨论和辩论的形式实现,融入当今时代热点和思政元素,提升学生的团队意识和思辨能力。每章还有一篇补充阅读,旨在扩大学生的阅读量。此外,每章含有一篇案例分析,以国际物流中的知名企业实例帮助学生更好地理解本章内容,开阔学生视野。
本书的编者为多年从事国际物流全英文授课的教师,教学经验丰富,了解学生的学习心理和学习需要。全书分为9章,其中第1~5章由杨庆云编写,第6~9章由赵明盟编写。本书的前言、参考文献和全书统稿工作由易静完成,隋东旭对书稿做了细致的审校工作,电子工业出版社的刘淑丽编辑对本书的出版提出了宝贵意见。在本书编写过程中,参考了若干近年出版的物流英语相关教材及专著,借此机会,编者向所参考教材、专著的版权所有者表示衷心的感谢。在本书编写过程中,还得到了许多同行专家和老师的指导与帮助,在此一并表示由衷的谢意。
由于时间仓促,编者水平有限,经验不足,书中不妥及疏漏之处在所难免,敬请广大读者不吝指正。
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