本书是高职高专院校物流管理专业的基础教材，系统阐述了物流的相关理论知识。本书非常适合作为高职高专物流管理专业及其相关专业的教材，也可供企业相关人员自学参考。

本书是高职高专院校物流管理专业的基础教材，系统阐述了物流的相关理论知识。

全书共分10个单元，分别介绍了物流领域的相关知识。本书先从物流的基本概念讲起，然后围绕物流的功能深入展开，分别介绍了运输、仓储和库存、采购、包装、物流信息等基础知识，再以第三方物流和供应链管理对上述内容加以总结，最后讲述了电子商务与物流和逆向物流这两个热门话题。全书结构完整，自成体系。

本书非常适合作为高职高专物流管理专业及其相关专业的教材，也可供企业相关人员自学参考。

Unit 1 Overview of Logistics

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 What Is Logistics

 Text 2 The Logistics System

 Text 3 Report on China Logistics Industry.

 Writing

Unit 2 Transportation

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Types of Transportation Modes

 Text 2 The Selection of Transportation Modes-

 Text 3 The International Transportation"

 Writing

Unit 3 Warehousing Management and Inventory Control

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Warehousing Management

 Text 2 Inventory Control

 Text 3 Cross Docking

 Writing

Unit 4 Purchasing

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Introduction to Purchasing

 Text 2 The Processes of Purchasing

 Text 3 Global Purchasing

 Writing

Unit 5 Packaging

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Introduction to Packaging

 Text 2 Materials for Food Packaging

 Text 3 Industrial Packaging

 Writing

Unit 6 Logistics Information System

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Introduction to Logistics Information System

 Text 2 Information Technologies in Logistics

 Text 3 RFID Technology

 Writing

Unit 7 Third-party Logistics

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Introduction to Third-party Logistics

 Text 2 How to Select 3PL Providers.

 Text 3 Fourth-party Logistics (4PL)

 Writing

Unit 8 Supply Chain Management

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management.

 Text 2 Supply Chain Business Process Integration.

 Text 3 The Green Supply Chain.

 Writing

Unit 9 E-commerce and Logistics

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 E-commerce

 Text 2 E-commerce and Logistics.

 Text 3 Shopping On-line

 Writing

Unit 10 Reverse Logistics

 Listening & Speaking

 Reading

 Text 1 Introduction to Reverse Logistics

 Text 2 The Processes of Reverse Logistics

 Text 3 Green Reverse Logistics.

 Writing

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