本书是高等职业学校物流专业英语教材，旨在培养学生在物流实践中的英语交流技能，内容包括了物流系统、供应链管理、运输、包装、物流信息管理、物料搬运、仓储和库存、仓储管理、库存管理、物流单据以及实物配送，十一章内容，对相关方面进行了相关专业基础知识的介绍和专业英语表述。 本书紧密结合专业知识，结构严谨、内容新颖、知识面广，注重实践操作的相关技能，本书可作为高等职业学校的物流专业英语教材，也可作为物流管理人员和学生自学的参考书。

Contents

Unit 1 Logistics System 1

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 1

Ⅱ. Background reading 7

Unit 2 Supply chain management 20

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 20

Ⅱ. Background reading 28

Unit 3 Transportation 41

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 41

Ⅱ. Background reading 53

Unit 4 Packaging 71

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 71

Ⅱ. Background reading 77

Unit 5 Logistics Information 95

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 95

Ⅱ. Background reading 102

Unit 6 Material Handling 112

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 112

Ⅱ.Background reading 119

Unit 7 Warehousing and inventory 134

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 134

Ⅱ. Background reading 138

Unit 8 Inventory 154

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 154

Ⅱ.Background reading 162

Unit 9 Warehousing management 189

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 189

Ⅱ. Background reading 195

Unit 10 Logistics documents 209

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 209

Ⅱ. Background reading 215

Unit 10 Additional knowledge 231

Unit 11 Physical distributions 237

Ⅰ. Foundational knowledge 237

Ⅱ. Background reading 244

Appendix ⅠLogistics Terms 258

Appendix ⅡWorld Famous LogisticsCompanies and Global Sea Ports 261

Appendix ⅢCommons terms and statements unique to the international transportation and logistics 270

参考文献 281