Passage A What Is Logistics？——Logistics means having the right thing,at the right place,at the right time 1
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Passage B Definition of Terms 6
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Passage A The Role of Material Flow System（Ⅰ）——Objectives of the Material Flow System 10
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Passage B The Role of Material Flow System（Ⅱ）——Why Be Concerned about the Material Flow System？ 13
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Passage A Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics（Ⅰ） 17
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Passage B Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics（Ⅱ） 22
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Passage A Materials Handling 29
Passage B Inventory Control 36
Passage A Best Plan：Simple,but Elegant 44
Passage B Material Resource Planning 51
Passage A Electronic Commerce Definitions 60
Passage B Appropriate Research Methods for Electronic Commerce 67
Passage A Application to Electronic Commerce 74
Passage B Internet 82
Passage A B2B：The Real World 89
Passage B B2C Security：Be Just Security Enough 97
Passage A Supply Chain Management 106
Passage B Evolutionary Computation 115
Passage A The Evolution of Supply Chain Technologies 122
Passage B The Impact of Sept.11th on SCM Technology 128
Passage A Client-Server System 133
Passage B Information Engineering 140
Passage A Linux：At A Tu？ning Point？ 147
Passage B Unix History 152
Passage A Getting A Lift from Cranes 157
Passage B Up and Away with Overhead Cranes 164
Passage A Refresher Course Cranes for Overhead Handling 169
Passage B Hoisting Machines 172
Passage A Automated Guided Vehicle（AGV） 182
Passage B Elevating Machines 189
Passage A Palletizers：Man vs.Machine 195
Passage B The Light Bulb Goes On 202
Passage A AC Power to the Lift Truck 208
Passage B Optimising Container Transfers at Multimodal Terminals 213
Passage A Product Data Model for Production Management and Logistics 222
Passage B Real-Time System 227
Passage A Industrial Engineering 233
Passage B System Integration 238
Passage A Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 245
Passage B Computer-Aided Engineering 252
Passage A Flexible Manufacturing System 259
Passage B Inspection and Testing 263
Passage A CAD/CAM 270
Passage B CAD in the Next Decade 278
Passage A Fluid Power：History and Advantages 284
Passage B Fluid Power：Components and Types 288
Passage A Jeddah Bestrides East West Route 293
Passage B Harbors and Ports 298
Passage A Packing,Marking and Shipment 305
Passage B Merchant Ship 312
Passage A Contract and Confirmation 321
Passage B Sales Contract 325
Passage A How to Write A Research Paper？ 332
Passage B An Approach to Stress Calculation of Drum of Hoisting Machinery 340
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附录1 汉英物流术语解释 346
附录2 英汉物流术语解释 352
附录3 汉英物流常用词汇 356
附录4 英汉物流常用词汇 359
附录5 物流常用缩略词和组合词 363
参考文献 373