《现代物流》(双语)修订版是在《现代物流》(英汉对照)基础上，而进行的全面整合和补充完善。与原版相比，不仅知识与时俱进，而且图文并茂。全书由十个单元组成，每个单元又分英文知识，单词，短语与表达，难点注释，思考题，补充材料和中文翻译等部分。英文内容主要是现代物流和供应链管理的最新理论及主要物流功能管理的知识精要；思考题紧扣相关内容旨在促进有关知识的掌握；阅读材料着重强调了国际物流知识，以更好地服务于国际商务。

本书是在《现代物流》(英汉对照)基础上而进行的全面整合和补充完善，为国家双语教学示范课规划教材。全书共十个单元，每个单元包括英文知识，单词与短语，难点注释，思考题，阅读材料和中文翻译。英文内容主要是现代物流和供应链管理的最新理论及主要物流功能管理的知识精要；思考题紧扣专业内容；阅读材料着重强调了国际物流知识，以便更好地服务于国际商务。为了增强对该书内容的理解，本课程开辟了专门的课程网站，配有全程教学视频(xdwl.ytu.edu.cn)。

本书可作为普通高等学校、高等职业技术院校物流管理专业、交通运输管理专业、工商管理专业和国际经济与贸易等专业的双语教材或专业英语教材，亦可作为工业企业，商贸企业和物流企业的从业人员在物流实践中的参考用书。

Unit 1 What is Logistics Management？

 The definition of logistics

 The origin and development of logistics

 The characteristics of logistics

 Activities included in logistics management

 Reading Material

Unit 2 Supply Chain Management

 The emergence of the supply chain concept

 The definition of supply chain management

 The components of supply chain from the focal firm's perspective

 Characteristics of supply chain management

 Challenges of supply chain management

 Reading Material

Unit 3 Recent Trends in Logistics

 Third-party logistics

 Outsoursing

 Global logistics

 Virtual warehousing

 Reverse logistics

 Benchmarking

 Reading Material

Unit 4 The Development of Logistical Integration

 Integrated logistics concept

 Why should logistics activities be integrated？

 Logistical integration objectives

 The development of logistical integration

 Reading material

Unit 5 Transportation

 The role of transportation

 Transportation system

 Factors influencing transportation costs

 Transportation service characteristics

 The economic and service characteristics of different transportation modes

 Other transportation arrangements

 Legal forms of transportation

 Reading Material

Unit 6 Warehousing

 Definition

 Nature and importance of warehousing

 Functions of warehousing

 Warehouse decision strategy

 Warehouse planning and management

 Reading Material

Unit 7 Inventory

 Why hold inventory

 Types of inventory

 Inventory costs

 Inventory management

 Reading Material

Unit 8 Distribution Channel and Customer Service

 Distribution channel

 Customer service

 Reading Material 1

 Reading Material 2

Unit 9 Materials Management and Purchasing

 Materials management

 Purchasing

 Just-in-time purchasing

 Reading Material

Unit 10 Logistics and Corporate Profit Performance

 Logistics performance assessment

 Impacts of logistics system change on corporate profit performance

 The strategic profit model

 Reading Material