Unit 1 1
Passage A Introduction to Logistics 1
Passage B The Role of Material Flow Systems 7
Unit 2 12
Passage A Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics （Ⅰ） 12
Passage B Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics （Ⅱ） 16
Unit 3 21
Passage A Transportation 21
Passage B Jeddah Bestrides East West Route 26
Unit 4 30
Passage A Container Transportation 30
Passage B Optimizing Container Transfers at Multimodal Terminals 35
Unit 5 40
Passage A Inventory Management 40
Passage B Approaches to Inventory Management 45
Unit 6 49
Passage A Warehouse Design 49
Passage B Warehousing Management 54
Unit 7 59
Passage A Distribution Management 59
Passage B Planning Physical Distribution 65
Unit 8 71
Passage A Materials Handling 71
Passage B Automated Guided Vehicle 76
Unit 9 80
Passage A Packing， Marking and Shipment 80
Passage B Contract and Confirmation 85
Unit 10 88
Passage A Distribution Processing 88
Passage B Logistics Management 92
Unit 11 97
Passage A Supply Chain Management 97
Passage B The Evolution of Supply Chain Technologies 103
Unit 12 108
Passage A Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends （Ⅰ） 108
Passage B Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends （Ⅱ） 112
Unit 13 117
Passage A Material Resource Planning 117
Passage B A Preliminary Definition for M.R.P.Ⅲ 124
Unit 14 130
Passage A Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 130
Passage B How to Implement ERP？ 137
Unit 15 144
Passage A Third-party Logistics 144
Passage B International Logistics 149
Unit 16 156
Passage A Global Trade Drives 3PL Provider’s Expansion （Ⅰ） 156
Passage B Global Trade Drives 3PL Provider’s Expansion （Ⅱ） 161
Unit 17 165
Passage A What is a 4PL？ （Ⅰ） 165
Passage B What is a 4PL？ （Ⅱ） 169
Unit 18 175
Passage A Green Logistics 175
Passage B The Green Paradoxes of Logistics in Transport Systems 179
Unit 19 184
Passage A Reverse Logistics 184
Passage B Reverse Logistics in the Urban Environment 188
Unit 20 192
Passage A Cold Chain Logistics 192
Passage B HACCP Based Food Safety System 196
Unit 21 200
Passage A Electronic Commerce 200
Passage B B2B： The Real World 205
Unit 22 211
Passage A A Basic System of RFID 211
Passage B Benefits and Applications of RFID 215
Unit 23 219
Passage A The Internet of Things 219
Passage B Applications of the Internet of Things 226
Unit 24 232
Passage A Case Study 1-1 232
Passage B Case Study 1-2 237
Unit 25 242
Passage A Case Study 2-1 242
Passage B Case Study 2-2 247
APPENDIXES 251
附录A汉英物流术语解释 251
附录B英汉物流术语解释 255
附录C汉英物流常用词汇 257
附录D英汉物流常用词汇 261
附录E物流常用缩略词和组合词 266
References 273