物流英语章节复习

一单元A篇

Logistics is a unique global “pipeline”[1] that operates 24 hours a day； seven days a week and 52 weeks a year, planning and coordinating the transport and delivery of products and services to customers all over the world.
　　物流是一个独特的全球性的“管道”，即每天24小时运作；一星期7天，一年52周，计划和协调着产品的运输和配送以及对全球客户的服务。
 Coming into being with the advent of civilization, logistics is anything but a newborn baby[2]. However, when it conies to modem logistics, most professionals in the business consider it one of the most challenging and exciting jobs, invisible as it is[3].                 
    文明伊始，物流就已经存在，因而不是新鲜事。然而，说到现代物流，几乎所有业内专业人士认为，它的一个无形的、最有挑战性和令人兴奋的工作。
 Modem logistics is related to the effective and efficient flow of materials and information that are of vital importance to customers and clients in various sections of the economic society[4], which may include but by no means is limited to： packaging, warehousing, material handling, inventory, transport，forecasting, strategic planning, and customer service.
　　现代物流关系到货物流和信息流的有效性和高效率。对于经济社会各个中间商和消费者来说，货物流和信息流是非常重要的，可能包括但绝非局限于：包装、仓储、转移、存储、运输、预测、战略规划、客户服务等。
   “Logistics is that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, service and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet customers，requirements. ” Although this definition fails to incorporate all specific terms used in the study of logistics，it does reflect the need for total movement management from point of material procurement to location of finished product distribution.
　　物流是供应链过程的一部分，它计划、实施和控制着流动的高效率、有效性和货物的储存、服务的准备以及从原始点到消费终点相关信息，以满足客户的要求。虽然这个定义不能把所有特别说法用在研究物流方面，但它反映了从物资采购点到成品分销地的整个货物流向管理的需要。