"Unit 1
Passage A What Is Logistics?
--Logistics means having the right thing, at the right place, at
the right time1
Passage B Definition of Terms6
Unit 2
Passage A The Role of Material Flow System (I)
--Objectives of the Material Flow System10
Passage B The Role of Material Flow System (II)
--Why Be Concerned about the Material Flow System?13
Unit 3
Passage A Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics (I)17
Passage B Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics (II)22
Unit 4
Passage A Materials Handling29
Passage B Inventory Control36
Unit 5
Passage A Best Plan: Simple, but Elegant44
Passage B Material Resource Planning51
Unit 6
Passage A Electronic Commerce Definitions60
Passage B Appropriate Research Methods for Electronic Commerce67
Unit 7
Passage A Application to Electronic Commerce74
Passage B Internet82
Unit 8
Passage A B2B: The Real World89
Passage B B2C Security: Be Just Security Enough97
Unit 9
Passage A Supply Chain Management106
Passage B Evolutionary Computation115
Unit 10
Passage A The Evolution of Supply Chain Technologies122
Passage B The Impact of Sept11th on SCM Technology128
Unit 11
Passage A Client-Server System133
Passage B Information Engineering140
Unit 12
Passage A Linux: At A Turning Point?147
Passage B Unix History152
Unit 13
Passage A Getting A Lift from Cranes157
Passage B Up and Away with Overhead Cranes164
Unit 14
Passage A Refresher Course Cranes for Overhead Handling169
Passage B Hoisting Machines172
Unit 15
Passage A Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)182
Passage B Elevating Machines189
Unit 16
Passage A Palletizers:Man vs. Machine195
Passage B The Light Bulb Goes On202
Unit 17
Passage A AC Power to the Lift Truck208
Passage B Optimising Container Transfers at Multimodal
Terminals213
Unit 18
Passage A Product Data Model for Production Management and
Logistics222
Passage B Real-Time System227
Unit 19
Passage A Industrial Engineering233
Passage B System Integration238
Unit 20
Passage A Computer-Integrated Manufacturing245
Passage B Computer-Aided Engineering252
Unit 21
Passage A Flexible Manufacturing System259
Passage B Inspection and Testing263
Unit 22
Passage A CAD/CAM270
Passage B CAD in the Next Decade278
Unit 23
Passage A Fluid Power: History and Advantages284
Passage B Fluid Power: Components and Types288
Unit 24
Passage A Jeddah Bestrides East West Route293
Passage B Harbors and Ports298
Unit 25
Passage A Packing, Marking and Shipment305
Passage B Merchant Ship312
Unit 26
Passage A Contract and Confirmation321
Passage B Sales Contract325
Unit 27
Passage A How to Write A Research Paper?332
Passage B An Approach to Stress Calculation of Drum of Hoisting
Machinery340
附录
附录1 汉英物流术语解释346
附录2 英汉物流术语解释352
附录3 汉英物流常用词汇356
附录4 英汉物流常用词汇359
附录5 物流常用缩略词和组合词363
参考文献373"