Unit 1 1
Passage A Introduction to Logistics 1
Passage B Activities of Logistics Engineering 6
Unit 2 10
Passage A The Role of Mate 10
al Flow Systems 10
Passage B System and Its Analysis 14
Unit 3 19
Passage A Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics （Ⅰ） 19
Passage B Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics （Ⅱ） 22
Unit 4 27
Passage A Transportation 27
Passage B Jeddah Bestrides East West Route 31
Unit 5 35
Passage A Container Transportation 35
Passage B Optimizing Container Transfers at Multimodal Terminals 39
Unit 6 44
Passage A Inventory Management 44
Passage B Approaches to Inventory Management 48
Unit 7 52
Passage A Warehouse Design 52
Passage B Warehousing Management 56
Unit 8 61
Passage A Distribution Management 61
Passage B Planning Physical Distribution 66
Unit 9 72
Passage A Materials Handling 72
Passage B Automated Guided Vehicle 76
Unit 10 81
Passage A Packing， Marking and Shipment 81
Passage B Contract and Confirmation 85
Unit 11 88
Passage A Distribution Processing 88
Passage B Logistics Management 91
Unit 12 96
Passage A Logistics Information System 96
Passage B Big Data in Logistics 99
Unit 13 104
Passage A Enterprise Resource Planning （ERP） Systems 104
Passage B Material Resource Planning 109
Unit 14 116
Passage A Electronic Commerce 116
Passage B 1B21B： The Real World 120
Unit 15 127
Passage A Supply Chain Management 127
Passage B The Evolution of Supply Chain Technologies 132
Unit 16 137
PassageA Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends（Ⅰ） 137
Passage B Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends（Ⅱ） 140
Unit 17 145
Passage A Third-party Logistics 145
Passage B International Logistics 149
Unit 18 156
Passage A Global Trade Drives 3PL Provider’s Expansion（Ⅰ） 156
Passage B Global Trade Drives 3PL Provider’s Expansion（Ⅱ） 160
Unit 19 164
Passage A What Is 4PL？ （Ⅰ） 164
Passage B What Is 4PL？ （Ⅱ） 167
Unit 20 172
Passage A Green Logistics 172
Passage B The Green Paradoxes of Logistics in Transport Systems 175
Unit 21 180
Passage A Reverse Logistics 180
Passage B Reverse Logistics in the Urban Environment 183
Unit 22 187
Passage A Cold Chain Logistics 187
Passage B HACCP Based Food Safety System 190
Unit 23 194
Passage A The Internet of Things 194
Passage B Applications of the Internet of Things 200
Unit 24 206
Passage A A Basic System of RFID 206
Passage B Benefits and Applications of RFID 209
Unit 25 213
Passage A Robotics in Logistics 213
Passage B Future Vision of Robotics in Logistics 218
Appendixes 222
附录A汉英物流术语解释 222
附录B英汉物流术语解释 225
附录C汉英物流常用词汇 227
附录D英汉物流常用词汇 231
附录E物流常用缩略词和组合词 236
References 243