适应对象:本教材以高等院校应用型人才培养为目标,也适合于广大物流从业者自学物流英语之用。
教材定位:本教材是一本入门型的物流基础英语书。
编写目的:通过学习本教材,使学生能在较短的时问(一学期)内掌握常用物流英语词汇及表达法约1200个左右,掌握一般的物流英语专业术语,并熟知基本的物流运作程序。
编写原则:“适用性”+“可学性”
我们在选材过程中,特别注意收集那些能反映典型的、核心的、操作性强的内容,争取在有限的篇幅内能讨论数个相关的小标题,并逐个加以阐述。所有这些内容均和当前的物流实战运作紧密相连,以使学生能“***”接触物流运营的各个主要侧面。
“可学性”是和“适用性”紧密相连的另一个特色,每篇课文在大标题下另有数个小标题,使每课自然地突出**;由于篇幅短小,每单元可在两学时内轻松学完,教师和学生均不会有疲劳的感觉。

Unit 1 What Is Logistics?
Unit 2 The Supply Chain Concept
Unit 3 How Supply Chain Works
Unit 4 Substitution and Its Effect on the Supply Chain ,
Unit 5 Service Level Agreement
Unit 6 Logistics Decision-Making
Unit 7 Logistics Drivers
Unit 8 Transport
Unit 9 Information Requirements
Unit 10 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Unit 11 Using Technology in the Logistics Process
Unit 12 Transport and Movements
Unit 13 Freight Loads
Unit 14 Characteristics of Transport Supply
Unit 15 Characteristics of Various Modes of Transport
Unit 16 Transport Costs
Unit 17 Production Planning
Unit 18 Master Production Schedules
Unit 19 Inventory Management
Unit 20 Inventory Management Process
Unit 21 Stock Control
Unit 22 Warehouse Management
Unit 23 Materials Handling
Unit 24 Storage and Mechanical Handling Equipment
Unit 25 Warehouses and Storage Processes
Unit 26 Procurement
Unit 27 Sourcing Strategies
Unit 28 Purchasing
Unit 29 Progress Monitoring and Control
Unit 30 Global Sourcing
Unit 31 Health, Safety and Environmental Issues
Unit 32 Third Party Logistics