本书由10个单元组成，大致构成了明晰的物流专业体系，基本涵盖了国际物流专业方面的代表性内容。每个单元有听力、阅读、口语、写作四部分，所有内容均围绕本单元的主题编排，内容突出案例、时代性，在主题内容之前，有关于本单元主题的简要介绍，强调概念性内容。所有练习形式均以全国高等学校英语应用能力考试题型为模板，有利于专业英语和等级考试的学习。本教材提供全部练习题的参考答案和所有课文的参考译文，方便学生自学。

Unit One Introduction to logistics

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A Wal-Mart's density strategy for logistics

 Text B Definition of logistics and supply chain management (SCM)

  Related reading Introduction of Wal-Mart

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Two Distribution

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A AESCO's order processing model

 Text B Distribution industry under the financial crisis

  Related reading AESCO's business model

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Three Transportation

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A Alberta coalmines

 Text B Transportation

  Related reading Choice of ownership

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Four Supply Chain Management

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A Supply Chain Management in action Dell Inc.

 Text B Supply Chain Management at Dream Beauty Company

  Related reading Why is Supply Chain Management important？

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Five Warehouse management

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A New Age & Beyond's warehouse manage problem and solution

 Text B The Warehouse-Centric Approach

  Related reading Warehouse

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Six Packaging

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A ABC, Inc.

 Text B The use of Loadhog’s waste free packaging by automated components

  Related reading Purpose of packaging

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Seven Logistics information management

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A Why IT has become central to logistics and supply chain strategy

 Text B Visible supply chain

  Related reading Function of the logistics information systems

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Eight Logistic decision-making

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A Sony Ericsson: leadership through total supply chain

 Text B Industry-Based Outlook on Supply Chain and Logistics Outsourcing

  Related reading AMR. How Safe Is Your Food Supply Chain？

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Nine Materials Management

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A Introduction to Materials Management

 Text B Just in Time and Total Quality management

  Related reading Flexible production

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

Unit Ten New Technology in Logistics

  Background

  Part One Listening

  Part Two Reading

 Text A DHL tests new development in Express delivery

 Text B Improved gatekeeping technology. RFID

  Related reading Gatekeeping Technology

  Part Three Speaking

  Part Four Writing

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