编写本书的目的是为相关人员掌握物流专业英语词汇，顺利阅读物流专业英语文献，提高与国外同行学术交流和交往水平起到一定的帮助。考虑到有些读者英语阅读能力有限，但又迫切需要提高英语水平，本书通过对每章的重点和难点尤其是一些关键知识点加以中文解释，帮助读者快速理解、掌握书中的精华，提高学习的积极性和主动性；除重点和难点有中文解释外，其他地方基本以英文形式出现，让读者接触到原汁原味的英文，不断提高英文阅读水平和理解能力。

本书最显著的特点是反映了现在组织所处的物流环境和物流体制，描写了物流企业必须具备的基本功能，内容涉及物流概论、物流战略、供应链管理、物料管理、采购、运输、仓储和库存控制、配送、包装、物流信息、国际物流、物流工程、案例研究、物流学科等14个部分。书后附有物流类专业学术机构及协会组织的名称、网站以及物流专业英语常见词汇表。

本书可作为普通高等学校物流管理专业本科学生的教材，也可作为从事物流相关行业人员进一步提高专业英语阅读能力的参考用书。

Chapter 1 Introduction to Logistics and Logistics Management

1.1 DEFINITION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

1.2 LOGISTICS' ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION

1.3 THE MISSION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 2 Logistics Strategy

2.1 THE NEED FOR LOGISTICS STRATEGY

2.2 STRATEGIC LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

2.3 OTHER STRATEGIES

2.4 DESIGNING A LOGISTICS STRATEGY

2.5 IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 3 Supply Chain Management

3.1 BASIC CONCEPT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

3.2 SCM FROM A LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

3.3 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

3.4 MANUFACTURING AND SCM IN CHINA:

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 4 Materials Management

4.1 MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO MATERIALS AREAS

4.2 THE OBJECTIVES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

4.3 SCOPE OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

4.4 PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 5 Procurement

5.1 INTRODUCTION TO PROCUREMENT

5.2 SETTING THE PROCUREMENT OBJECTIVES

5.3 THEPROCUREMENT PROCESS

5.4 OTHER ISSUES OF SOURCING STRATEGY

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 6 Transportation

6.1 DEFINITIONS OF TRANSPORTATION

6.2 MODE OF TRANSPORT

6.3 PROGRESS IN TRANSPORTATION

6.4 TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTATION

6.5 CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION

6.6 TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 7 Warehousing and Inventory Control

7.1 ROLE OF WAREHOUSE

7.2 TYPES OF WAREHOUSES

7.3 WAREHOUSING DESIGN AND PLANNING

7.4 SOMETHING ABOUT INVENTORY CONTROL

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 8 Physical Distribution

8.1 FUNCTION OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION

8.2 CONCEPT OF DISTRIBUTION CENTER

8.3 SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

8.4 STORAGE FACILITIES IN DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

8.5 A DRIVING FORCE IN EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 9 Packaging

9.1 INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING

9.2 TECHNOLOGY OF PACKAGING

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 10 Logistics Information

10.1 ROLE OF LOGISTICS INFORMATION

10.2 INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY

10.3 INFORMATION APPLICATION

10.4 USE OF EDI IN SUPPLY CHAIN

10.5 LOGISTICS NETWORKING

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 11 International Logistics

11.1 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE

11.2 INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

11.3 INCOTERMS 2000

11.4 LOGISTICS CHANNELS IN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

11.5 LOGISTICS CHANNELS CHARACTERISTICS

11.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 12 Logistics Engineering

12.1 BACKGROUND ON LOGISTICS SYSTEM ENGINEERING

12.2 DECISION ON LOCATION

12.3 DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES

12.4 HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS

12.5 PROCESS SIMULATION

12.6 A SIMULATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 13 Case Study

13.1 WALL'S (CHINA) CO., LTD. : LOGISTICS OPERATIONS STARTUP

13.2 PARTNERSHIPS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: INTRODUCING CO-MANAGED INVENTORY AT GUINNESS GB

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

13.3 IMPLEMENTING THE VENDOR-MANAGED INVENTORY(VMI) STRATEGY AT SINOPEC CORPORATION

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Chapter 14 Academic Disciplines of Logistics Management & Engineering

14.1 CONTEMPORARY LOGISTICS EDUCATION:AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECIIVE

14.2 LOGISTICS MANPOWER AND EXPERTISE-EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN HONG KONG

14.3 SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE WRITING

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Appendix

Appendix 1 SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS TERMS AND GLOSSARY

Appendix 2 RELATED WEBSITES

References