Part 1 Basic Knowledge of Logistics 1
Unit 1 1
Passage A Logistics and Distribution(Ⅰ) 1
Passage B Logistics and Distribution(Ⅱ) 4
Unit 2 8
Passage A Logistic and Transportation(Ⅰ) 8
Passage B Logistic and Transportation(Ⅱ) 11
Unit 3 15
Passage A Logistics Interfaces 15
Passage B Logistics Profession 17
Unit 4 23
Passage A Importance of Logistics and Distribution 23
Passage B Structure,Industry and Education of Logistics 27
Unit 5 31
Passage A Alternative Fuels 31
Passage B Third-party Logistics 34
Part 2 Logistics Machines and Equipments 39
Unit 6 39
Passage A Getting a Lift from Cranes 39
Passage B Up and Away with Overhead Cranes 44
Unit 7 49
Passage A Refresher Course Cranes for Overhead Handling 49
Passage B Hoisting Machines 51
Unit 8 58
Passage A Automated Guided Vehicle(AGV) 58
Passage B Elevating Machines 62
Unit 9 67
Passage A Palletizers:Man vs.Machine 67
Passage B The Light Bulb Goes On 72
Unit 10 78
Passage A Containerization(Ⅰ) 78
Passage B Containerization(Ⅱ) 83
Part 3 Logistics Information System 87
Unit 11 87
Passage A Logistics Information System and E-Business(Ⅰ) 87
Passage B Logistics Information System and E-Business(Ⅱ) 92
Unit 12 95
Passage A EB and EC(Ⅰ) 95
Passage B EB and EC(Ⅱ) 99
Unit 13 104
Passage A Logistics in E-Commerce Age 104
Passage B Tax Issues in Electronic Commerce 104
Unit 14 114
Passage A Electronic Payment Systems 114
Passage B Security Schemes in Electronic Payment Systems 118
Unit 15 124
Passage A Supply Chain Management 124
Passage B The Supply Chain and EDI 129
Part 4 Freight Transportation Models 135
Unit 16 135
Passage A Road Transport 135
Passage B Modes of Transportation 139
Unit 17 149
Passage A Rail Transport 149
Passage B Intermodal Transportation and Transportation Market Structures 156
Unit 18 161
Passage A Air Transport 161
Passage B Ocean Shipping 168
Unit 19 176
Passage A The Integrated Logistics Concept 176
Passage B Integrated Logistics Management 181
Unit 20 187
Passage A Inventory management(Ⅰ) 187
Passage B Inventory management(Ⅱ) 195
Part 5 Recent Trends in Logistics 201
Unit 21 201
Passage A ECR and The Agile Supply Chain 201
Passage B Impediments to Third-party Logistics Growth 204
Unit 22 208
Passage A Benchmarking 208
Passage B Benchmarking Process 210
Unit 23 214
Passage A Reverse Logistics 214
Passage B Fourth-party Logistics 216
Unit 24 220
Passage A Global Logistics 220
Passage B Virtual Warehousing 223
Unit 25 227
Passage A Trading Using the Internet 227
Passage B Home Shopping 229
Part 6 Logistics and Transportation Cases 233
Unit 26 233
Passage A Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain(Ⅰ) 233
Passage B Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain(Ⅱ) 238
Unit 27 247
Passage A Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain(Ⅲ) 247
Passage B Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain(Ⅳ) 251
Unit 28 256
Passage A Toys"R"US Japan(Case A-Ⅰ) 256
Passage B Toys"R"US Japan(Case A-Ⅱ) 260
Unit 29 267
Passage A Toys"R"US Japan(Case B-Ⅰ) 267
Passage B Toys"R"US Japan(Case B-Ⅱ) 273
Unit 30 282
Passage A Logistics Systems Studies(Ⅰ) 282
Passage B Logistics Systems Studies(Ⅱ) 290
Appendix 298
A．Basic Knowledge of Business Letter Writing 298
B．Terms of Payment 303
C．Insurance 305
D．Vocabulary 307
References 339