國家雙語教學示範課選用教材高等學校規劃教材：現代物流（雙語版）

　　《雙語國家雙語教學示範課選用教材高等學校規劃教材：現代物流》是在《現代物流》（英漢對照）基礎上而進行的全面整合和補充完善，為國家雙語教學示範課規劃教材。全書共十個單元，每個單元包括英文知識，單詞與短語，難點註釋，思考題，閱讀材料和中文翻譯。英文內容主要是現代物流和供應鏈管理的最新理論及主要物流功能管理的知識精要；思考題緊扣專業內容；閱讀材料著重強調了國際物流知識，以便更好地服務於國際商務。為了增強對該書內容的理解，本課程開闢了專門的課程網站，配有全程教學視頻。《雙語國家雙語教學示範課選用教材高等學校規劃教材：現代物流》可作為普通高等學校、高等職業技術院校物流管理專業、交通運輸管理專業、工商管理專業和國際經濟與貿易等專業的雙語教材或專業英語教材，亦可作為工業企業，商貿企業和物流企業的從業人員在物流實踐中的參考用書。

Unit 1 What is Logistics Management？
The definition of logistics
The origin and development of logistics
The characteristics of logistics
Activities included in logistics management
Reading Material

Unit 2 Supply Chain Management
The emergence of the supply chain concept
The definition of supply chain management
The components of supply chain from the focal firms perspective
Characteristics of supply chain management
Challenges of supply chain management
Reading Material

Unit 3 Recent Trends in Logistics
Third-party logistics
Outsoursing
Global logistics
Virtual warehousing
Reverse logistics
Benchmarking
Reading Material

Unit 4 The Development of Logistical Integration
Integrated logistics concept
Why should logistics activities be integrated？
Logistical integration objectives
The development of logistical integration
Reading material

Unit 5 Transportation
The role of transportation
Transportation system
Factors influencing transportation costs
Transportation service characteristics
The economic and service characteristics of different transportation modes
Other transportation arrangements
Legal forms of transportation
Reading Material

Unit 6 Warehousing
Definition
Nature and importance of warehousing
Functions of warehousing
Warehouse decision strategy
Warehouse planning and management
Reading Material

Unit 7 Inventory
Why hold inventory
Types of inventory
Inventory costs
Inventory management
Reading Material

Unit 8 Distribution Channel and Customer Service
Distribution channel
Customer service
Reading Material 1
Reading Material 2

Unit 9 Materials Management and Purchasing
Materials management
Purchasing
Just-in-time purchasing
Reading Material

Unit 10 Logistics and Corporate Profit Performance
Logistics performance assessment
Impacts of logistics system change on corporate profit performance
The strategic profit model
Reading Material