本教材的编写遵循英语学习听说写的规律:听力导入,阅读深入,案例拓展,练习巩固,口语强化;选材新颖,语言朴实,紧贴实际,难易适度,便于阶梯式学习。在突出专业性方面,每单元列出专业词汇和相关技术词汇,配以课后练习巩固,并特别增加了案例分析。每单元后的案例分析代表性强,有启发性,有助于学生提高运用专业知识解决问题的能力。每篇课文后的练习分为语言能力和专业能力两种。语言能力练习的句型变换、英汉互译、选词填空等,既能帮助学生归纳已学知识,又能锻炼学生的应变能力。专业能力练习安排了阅读理解、关键词汇填空、图表题和课后思考题,适合能力不同的学生使用。课文后有注释,供学生了解背景知识和理解课文之用。总之,本书力求为物流专业的学习者提供一个英语环境下的学习园地,以达到巩固知识点、拓宽视野、熟悉物流英语特点的目的。
本书适用于高等学校物流专业学生学完大学英语后进一步提高物流专业英语水平,还可供物流从业者以及对物流英语有兴趣者进修之用。
本书为物流专业英语教材,共9章,1g篇课文,第1章为物流概述,第2-7章阐述物流基本理论和概念,如物流管理、仓储、存货等;第8、第9章阐述国际贸易一般规则的国际物流,包括单证的制作,通用国际贸易规则等。本书概念、理论通俗易懂,案例新颖,紧贴时代。
本书适用于作为高等学校物流专业英语教材,还可供物流从业者以及对物流英语有兴趣者进修之用。
[1]Chapter 1 The Concept and Functions of Logistics
[1]Text 1 Overview of Logistics
[11]Text 2 Activities of Log]stics
[21]Case Study:True Value Company
[26]Chapter 2 Order Management and Customer Service
[26]Text 3 Order Management
[36]Text 4 Key Performance Indicators:PUtting the‘Customer First(1)
[47]Text 5 Key Performvance Indicators:Putting the Customer First(2)
[57]Case Study:Intel's Low-Cost Supply Chain Model
[61]Chapter 3 Supply Chains
[61]Text 6 The Supply Chain Concept
[71]Text 7 Supply Chain Management:Barrier and Integration
[80]Case Study:How Cisco Succeeds at Global Risk Mamfgement
[86]Chapter 4 Warehousing
[86]Text 8 Warehousing Management
[97]Case Study:Grocery Giant Kroger Changes the Dfstribution Game"
[102]Chapter 5 Information Systems
[102]Text 9 Information and Logistics
[111]Text 10 Looking Ahead:Faster,Brighter Technology
[123]Case Study:PLS Uses RFID to Track Pallets,Containers
[126]Chapter 6 Packaging and Material Handling
[126]Text 11 Packaging
[135]Text 12 Material Handling
[145]Case Study:Sainsbury's Cumbersome Supply Chain
[148]Chapter 7 Inventory Management
[148]Text 13 Inventory
[155]Text 14 Approaches to Managing Inventory
[165]Case Study:Procter&Gamble Takes Inventory up a Notch
[171]Chapter 8 International Trading Terms
[171]Text 15 The Way to Trade
[185]Text 16 Documentation
[195]Case Study:How Gillette Cleaned up Its Supply Chain
[203]Chapter 9 The Development of Logistics
[203]Text 17 The 3PL Industry
[213]Text 18 Outsourcing
[223]Case Study:A Case for Offshoring Procurement Outsourcing
[226]Appendix 1 Logistics Samples
[232]Appendix 2 Logistics Terms
[236]Appendix 3 Logistics Abbreviations
[238]Appendix 4 Top 10 Logistics Companies
[244]References
[245]Teacher’s Book
[245]Text 1 Overview of Logistics
[249]Text 2 Activities of Logistics
[253]Text 3 Order Management
[257]Text 4 Key Performance Indicators:Putting the Customer First(1)
[261]Text 5 Key Performance Indicators:Putting the Customer First(2)
[265]Text 6 The Supply Chain Concept
[269]Text 7 Supply Chain Management:Barrier and Integration
[273]Text 8 Warehousing Management
[278]Text 9 Information and Logistics
[282]Text 10 Looking Ahead:Faster,Brighter Technology
[286]Text 11 Packaging
[290]Text 12 Material Handling
[294]Text 13 Inventory
[298]Text 14 Approaches to Managing Inventory
[302]Text 15 The Way to Trade
[307]Text 16 Documentation
[310]Text 17 The 3PL Industry
[314]Text 18 Outsourcing