本书以现代物流的主要功能为对象，系统地介绍了物流工程方面的专业英语知识。全书共分为6部分：物流基础知识、物流工程设备、物流信息系统、货物运输与存储、物流发展趋势以及物流案例；每部分由5单元组成；每单元分为2节；每节包括正文、生词和词组以及注释。本书内容丰富，讲解通俗易懂，具有很强的可读性。

作为普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材，本书以现代物流的主要功能为对象，系统地介绍了物流基础知识、物流工程设备、物流信息系统、货物运输与存储、物流发展趋势以及物流案例，为读者提供了丰富的现代物流、尤其是物流工程方面的专业英语知识。

本教材可作为物流工程专业本科生的教材，也可作为物流管理、交通运输等相关专业的专业英语教材或教学参考书，同时可供具有一定英语基础的相关技术人员参阅。

Part 1 Basic Knowledge of Logistics

  Unit 1

 Passage A Logistics and Distribution (I)

 Passage B Logistics and Distribution (II)

  Unit 2

 Passage A Logistic and Transportation (I)

 Passage B Logistic and Transportation (II)

  Unit 3

 Passage A Logistics Interfaces

 Passage B Logistics Profession

  Unit 4

 Passage A Importance of Logistics and Distribution

 Passage B Structure,Industry and Education of Logistics

  Unit 5 

 Passage A Ahernative Fuels

 Passage B Third- party Logistics

Part 2 Logistics Machines and Equipments

  Unit 6

 Passage A Getting a Lift from Cranes

 Passage B Up and Away with Overhead Cranes

  Unit 7

 Passage A Refresher Course Cranes for Overhead Handling

 Passage B Hoisting Machines

  Unit 8

 Passage A Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)

 Passage B Elevating Machines

  Unit 9

 Passage A Palletizers: Man vs. Machine

 Passage B The Light Bulb Goes On 

  Unit 10

 Passage A Containerization (I) 

 Passage B Containerization (II)

Part 3 Logistics Information System

  Unit 11

 Passage A Logistics Information System and E - Business (I)

 Passage B Logistics Information System and E -Business (II)

  Unit 12

 Passage A EB and EC (I)

 Passage B EB and EC (II)

  Unit 13

 Passage A Logistics in E -Commerce Age

 Passage B Tax Issues in Electronic Commerce

  Unit 14

 Passage A Electronic Payment Systems

 Passage B Security Schemes in Electronic Payment Systems

  Unit 15 

 Passage A Supply Chain Management

 Passage B The Supply Chain and EDI

Part 4 Freight Transportation Models

  Unit 16 

 Passage A Road Transport

 Passage B Modes of Transportation

  Unit 17 

 Passage A Rail Transport

 Passage B Intermodal Transportation and Transportation Market Structures 

  Unit 18

 Passage A Air Transport

 Passage B Ocean Shipping

  Unit 19

 Passage A The Integrated Logistics Concept

 Passage B Integrated Logistics Management

  Unit 20

 Passage A Inventory management (I)

  Passage B Inventory management(II) 

Part 5 Recent Trends in Logistics

 Unit 21

Passage A ECR and The Agile Supply Chain

  Passage B Impediments to Third-party logistics Growth

  Unit 22

Passage A Benchmarking

Passage B Benchmarking Process 

  Unit 23

 Passage A Reverse Logistics

 Passage B Fourth- party Logistics

  Unit 24

 Passage A Global Logistics

 Passage B Virtual Warehousing

  Unit 25

 Passage A Trading Using the Intemet 

 Passage B Home Shopping

Part 6 Logistics and Transportation Cases 

  Unit 26

 Passage A Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain (I)

 Passage B Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain (II)

  Unit 27

 Passage A Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain (III)

 Passage B Improving the Plant-retailer Link in Auto Industry Supply Chain(IV)

  Unit 28

 Passage A Toys "R" US Japan (Case A-I) 

 Passage B Toys "R" US Japan ( Case A-II) 

  Unit 29

 Passage A Toys "R" US Japan ( Case B-I)

 Passage B Toys "R" US Japan ( Case B-II) 

  Unit 30

Passage A Logistics Systems Studies (I)

Passage B Logistics Systems Studies (II)

Appendix

  A. Basic Knowledge of Business Letter Writing

  B. Terms of Payment 

  C. Insurance

  D. Vocabulary

References