"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 附錄 附錄1 漢英物流術(shù)語解釋346 附錄2 英漢物流術(shù)語解釋352 附錄3 漢英物流常用詞匯356 附錄4 英漢物流常用詞匯359 附錄5 物流常用縮略詞和組合詞363 參考文獻373"