物流英语Unit 1

unit 1 General Introduction to Logistics第一单元 物流概论重点词汇logistics 物流，后勤warehouse 仓库，仓储inventory 库存procurement 获得，取得packaging 包装inbound 往内地的，归航的outbound 开往外地或外国的handling 搬运，装卸coordination 合作，协作srategic planning 战略规划Vocabulary 1词汇 1accessory 附件advent 到来assistance 协助behavior 举止，行为challenging 挑战的civilization 文明client 顾客，客户communication 交流，沟通complement 补足物，补助，补足conduce 导致，有利于consumption 消费coordinate 合作，协作council 理事会，委员会definition 定义，解说，精确度detailed 详细的，逐条的distinct 清楚的，明显的economic 经济上的，经济学的effective 有效的efficient (直接）生效的，有效率的，能干的element 要素，元素essentially 本质上，本来estimate 估计，估价，评估excise 消费税，货物税fixture 固定设备forecast 预报，预测forklift 铲车，叉式升降机fulfillment 履行，实行furthermore 此外，而且global 球形的，全球的，全世界的inbound 往内地的，归航的incorporate 合并的，一体化的；合并，使组成公司intended 有意的，故意的interaction 交互作用，交感inventory 库存invisible 看不见的，无形的likelihood 可能，可能性location 位置，场所，特定区域logistics 物流，后勤material 物质，物资manual 手的，手动的，手工的mechanical 机械的，机械制的merchandise 商品，货物newborn 婴儿，新生的，再生的origin 起源，由来，起因outbound 开往外地或外国的outer 外部的，外面的pipeline 管道process 过程，程序procurement 获得，取得purchase 采购raw 未加工的readily 乐意地，容易地reflect 反射，反映，反省，细想relevant 有关的，相应的requirement 要求sellable 适于销售的setting 安置，安装signal 信号sling 吊索specific 明确的，特殊的stock 存货storage 贮藏量，库存，存储strategic 战略上的systematic 系统的，体系的undertake 着手做，进行，从事unique 唯一的，独特的vendor 卖主vital 生死攸关的，重大的VMI(vendor-managed inventory) 销售商管理仓库 warehouse 仓库，仓储warehousing 入仓库，仓库贮存wrapping 包装纸，包装材料Vocabulary 2词汇 2activity 活动，行动amazing 令人惊异的annual 每年的audience 听众，观众average 平均的bn(=billion) 十亿的CNY=Chinese yuan 人民币圆conference 会议，讨论会，协商会confident 自信的，确信的decade 十年，十development 发展expert 专家，行家frontier 前线GDP(gross domestic product)国内生产总值 growth 生长，种植，栽培headway 进展，净空高度herald 迎来increase 增加，增大，增长，加大industrial 工业的，产业的industrialized 工业化的Michael 迈克尔（男子名）publish 出版，发表reform 改革，改良动力supermarket 超级市场Supplementary Vocabulary补充词汇abridge 删节，削减analytical 分析的array 阵势awesome 令人敬畏的career 事业chart 规划，计划consumer 消费者corporate office 公司办公室data （datum 的复数形式）数据discipline 纪律，学科distribution 配送diverse 不同的，变化多的diversity 分散，多种dominate 处于支配地位drive 干劲emerge 出现ethnic 种族的excerpt 摘录，选录executive 管理人员factor 因素flexibility 灵活性gender 性别integration 结合，一体化internship 实习期managerial 管理的manufacture 制造minority 少数民族plant 工厂pool （劳动力，资金等的）集中地 potential 有潜力的qualification 资格recruit 招募resource 资源retail 零售specialize 专业于supplier 供应商trainee 受训者weakness 喜好weave 迂回前进wholesaler 批发商。

Unit 1.ExercisesI .Comprehension Questions1.What is the logistics?An appropriate modern definition that applies to most industry might be that logistics concerns the every transfer of good from the source of supply through the place of manufacture to the place of consumption in a cost-effective way while providing an acceptable service to the customer.2.How do you comprehend “logistics^ encompasses much more than just the transport of goods?The transport of goods only refers to the physical movement of goods from a place to another place・ But logistics can involve raw materials being brought into the production process and/or finished goods being shipped out to the customer.3.What are included in the elements of logistics?>Transportation;>Inventory management and storage;>Packaging;>Return goods handling;>Information processing;>Customer service;>and other elements・4.What does the inventory management deals with?The inventoiy management deals with balancing the cost of maintaining additional products available against the risk of not having those items when the customer wants them (i.e. the cost of lost sales)・5.Does inventory management become more complex? Why?Yes, the inventory management has become more complex・Because the corporations are reducing their inventory levels gradually, but the inventories are still necessary for corporations to serve customers in many markets. As a result, managers must decide whether they reed additional products in a given market and, if so, how many of which items.6.What does the demand forecasting address?Demand forecasting aims at the need for accurate information on future customer needs so that the logistics system can assure the right products and/or service are available to meet those requirements ・7.Please introduce the customer service in you own words.Customer service is what your business delivers to achieve customer satisfaction. Somebusinesses deliver physical products and may not see themselves as being a service business. However, their customers still measure the business on the service that they experience both pre-sale and after-sale. So customer service is an increasingly important part of business activities.8.In you opinion，which elements of logistics are important?In my opinion, the transportation is important. First, the liberalization of transportation laws in many countries has provided opportunities for knowledgeable managers to obtain better service at lower prices than they could in the past. Second, as inventory levels have dropped in response to the popularity of just-in-time (JIT) strategies, transportation is frequently used to offset the potentially damaging impact on customer service levels that would otherwise result from those inventory reductions.II .Translate the Following Sentences into Chinese1.An appropriate modern definition that applies to most industry might be that logistics concernsthe every transfer of good from the source of supply through the place of manufacture to the place of consumption in a cost-effective way while providing an acceptable service to the customer.当前适用于大多数行业的关于物流的一个恰当的定义是：货物从供应地开始的每一次转移，以一种有效的方式从制造地运到消费地，同时为消费者提供恰当的服务。

UNIT 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICSⅥ.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. It is through the logistical process that materials flow into the vast manufacturing capacity of an industrial nation and products are distributed through marketing channels to consumers.正是通过物流过程原材料才得以流到工业国家巨大的制造机器中，产品才能通过市场这个渠道流到客户。

2. Logistics is complex. In China alone, the market structure involves more than 20 million retailing networks and more than 2 million wholesalers’ networks.物流极为复杂，仅在中国市场上就有2000多万零售商网点和200多万批发商网点。

3. One expert holds the view that logistics is an iceberg, only the top of which is seen. What is unseen is much bigger.有一个专家认为物流是一座冰山,人们只看到它的顶部,未见到的那部分更大。

4. The overall goal of logistics is to achieve a targeted level of customer service at the lowest possible total cost.物流的总体目标是以尽可能低的总成本取得预期的客户服务的水平。