目 录 Unit 11 Passage A Introduction to Logistics1 Passage B Activities of Logistics Engineering6 Unit 210 Passage A The Role of Material Flow Systems10 Passage B System and Its Analysis14 Unit 319 Passage A Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics (Ⅰ)19 Passage B Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics (Ⅱ)22 Unit 427 Passage A Transportation27 Passage B Jeddah Bestrides East West Route31 Unit 535 Passage A Container Transportation35 Passage B Optimizing Container Transfers at Multimodal Terminals39 Unit 644 Passage A Inventory Management44 Passage B Approaches to Inventory Management48 Unit 752 Passage A Warehouse Design52 Passage B Warehousing Management56 Unit 861 Passage A Distribution Management61 Passage B Planning Physical Distribution66 Unit 972 Passage A Materials Handling72 Passage B Automated Guided Vehicle76 Unit 1081 Passage A Packing, Marking and Shipment81 Passage B Contract and Confirmation85 Unit 1188 Passage A Distribution Processing88 Passage B Logistics Management91 Unit 1296 Passage A Logistics Information System96 Passage B Big Data in Logistics99 Unit 13104 Passage A Electronic Commerce104 Passage B B2B: The Real World108 Unit 14115 Passage A Smart Urban Logistics115 Passage B Blockchain Used in Logistics and Supply Chain120 Unit 15125 Passage A Third-party Logistics125 Passage B Global Trade Drives 3PL Provider’s Expansion129 Unit 16133 Passage A International Logistics133 Passage B ISS Logistics and Item Distribution139 Unit 17143 Passage A Green Logistics143 Passage B The Green Paradoxes of Logistics in Transport Systems146 Unit 18151 Passage A Reverse Logistics151 Passage B Reverse Logistics in the Urban Environment154 Unit 19158 Passage A Cold Chain Logistics158 Passage B HACCP Based Food Safety System161 Unit 20165 Passage A The Internet of Things165 Passage B Applications of the Internet of Things171 Unit 21177 Passage A Robotics in Logistics177 Passage B Future Vision of Robotics in Logistics182 Unit 22186 Passage A A Basic System of RFID186 Passage B Benefits and Applications of RFID189 Unit 23193 Passage A Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems193 Passage B Material Resource Planning198 Unit 24205 Passage A Supply Chain Management205 Passage B The Evolution of Supply Chain Technologies210 Unit 25215 Passage A Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends (Ⅰ)215 Passage B Top 10 Supply Chain Technology Trends (Ⅱ)218 Appendixes223 附录A 汉英物流术语解释223 附录B 汉英物流常用词汇226 附录C 物流常用缩略语229 References232