Unit 4（课件）-《电子商务英语》同步教学（大连理工大学出版社）

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: ● know the history and definition of logistics. ● compare traditional logistics and modern one. ● understand how e-commerce affects logistics and supply chain. ● know major information technologies in logistics. ● understand the third-party logistics and its function. Unit 4 E-commerce Logistics Passage A What is Logistics? 4.1 　　As an indispensable part of e-commerce, logistics is a crucial point to the success of e-commerce activities. 　　Logistics was initially a military-based term used in reference to how military personnel obtained, stored and moved equipment and supplies. Since its initial use, logistics is used widely in the business sector to refer to how resources are handled and moved along the supply chain. 　　According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), logistics is the part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements. We can use the six “rights” to further explain logistics in this way. The purpose of logistics is to get the right product in the right quantity, in the right condition to the right place at the right time for the right price. 　　E-commerce logistics or e-logistics, therefore, is applying the concepts of logistics via the Internet in order to conduct those aspects of business electronically. In other words, it is logistics in e-commerce. Passage A E-commerce and Logistics 4.2 　　With the rapid growth of e-commerce, logistics is being impacted by e-commerce. In a conventional retailing supply chain, customers can only purchase goods at the retailer’s location; while with e-commerce, they can contact directly with the suppliers. 　　How does e-commerce impinge upon management issues surrounding the supply chain and log