物流英语

Unit 1 Introduction to Logistics
　Text 1 The definitions of logistics
　Text 2 Elements of logistics
　Case: Efficient logistics vital for success
Unit 2 Transportation
　Text 1 Modes of transportation
　Text 2 Transport cost characteristics
　Case: Chippy potato chip company
Unit 3 Inventory and Warehouse Management
　Text 1 Inventory classifications
　Text 2 Types of warehouses
　Case: Jackson's warehouse
Unit 4 Packaging
　Text 1 Purpose of packaging
　Text 2 Packaging materials
　Case 1 : Dow Corning's packaging strategy
　Case 2: Cisco's packaging case
Unit 5 Handling
　Text 1 Handling systems
　Text 2 Up and away with overhead cranes
　Case: Automated case handling on the rise
Unit 6 Information Management
　Text 1 About EDI
　Text 2 REID technologies
　Case 1 : EDI in E-commerce
　Case 2 : Application of RFID
Unit 7 Logistics Customer Service
　Text 1 The introduction to logistics customer service
　Text 2 Delivering customer value
　Case: Managing events and promotions in the retail sector
Unit 8 The Third Party Logistics
　Text 1 The introduction to TPL
　Text 2 Matching supply chain and TPL strategies
　Case 1 : Choosing the TPL provider
　Case 2 : Cosfresh "Third Party Logistics"
Unit 9 Supply Chain Management
　Text 1 Introduction to supply chain management
　Text 2 Issues in supply chain management
　Case: Toy supply chain
Unit 10 Logistics Documents
　Text 1 introduction to documents
　Text 2 Major types of logistics documents
　Case: Sample of an irrevocable documentary credit
Unit 11 Global Logistics
　Text 1 Strategic options and management of global logistics
　Text 2 The challenges of global logistics
　Case: Nike -- the logistics challenge of global business
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