Chapter 1 Overview of Logistics Unit 1 Introduction to Logistics Unit 2 Introduction to Logistics Management Chapter 2 Supply Chain Management Unit 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management Unit 2 Supply Chain Management Strategies Chapter 3 Inventory Unit 1 Concept and Purposes of Inventory Unit 2 Inventory Types and Inventory Management Unit 3 Techniques of Inventory Management Chapter 4 Warehouse Unit 1 Introduction to Warehouse Unit 2 Warehouse Management System Chapter 5 Transportation Unit 1 F, unctions and Modes of Transportation Unit 2 Container Transportation and Inter-modal Transportation Chapter 6 Packaging Unit 1 Introduction to Packaging Unit 2 Packaging Technology Chapter 7 Physical Distribution Unit 1 Introduction to Physical Distribution Unit 2 Distribution Center Chapter 8 Logistics Documents Unit 1 Main Logistics Documents (1) Unit 2 Main Logistics Documents (2) Chapter 9 EDI Communication and E-commerce Unit 1 EDI Communication Unit 2 E-commerce Appendix I Terms of Logistics Appendix II Some Useful English Websites References
摘要
Chapter 1 Overview of Logistics Guide to Text The main mission of this chapter is to make the reader have a clear concept of logistics and logistics management after reading the whole chapter. In addition, you will know what the elements of logistics are and how the logistics management develops after learning the text. Text Unit 1 Introduction to Logistics The term "logistics" originally comes from the moving, lodging and supplying of troops. Military commanders have always been aware of the importance of good logistics to the success of their campaigns. Many military failures have arisen from failure to maintain a logistic line of communication. The term involves not only the movement of goods, but also of people, as well as housing and feeding them. Before the material, food and accommodation can be supplied, they must first be obtained from somewhere. It may be bought "off the shelf" , but if it is not readily available it must be designed and made. Logistics is also described as the art of achieving the "six rights" ; they are getting the right things, in the right quantity, to the right place, at the right time, in the right condition and at the right price. In the business world, however, the concept of "logistics" is applied solely to "Material Replenishment Programs" ( MRP) and is confined to the manufacturing sector at the beginning. Therefore the extension of concept to company operations is a relatively new one and the earliest dates back to the 1950s in the USA. Logistics starts with the provision of raw materials and semi-finished goods for the manufacturing process, and finishes up with the physical distribution and after-sales service of products. Economically, this creates a new source of profit characterized by the development of mass distribution and attention to service quality. The two basic objectives in practicing business logistics, cost reduction and time saving, have enabled companies to profit not only in performance and quality......
