Unit 1（课件）-《物流专业英语》同步教学（大连理工大学出版社）

An Introduction to Business Logistics 　　Part I　Definition of Business Logistics 　　Part II　Sample Communications 　　Part III　Practical Readings Part I　Definition of Business Logistics 　　对许多人来说，当“七个正确 ( Seven Rights) ” 提供了物流的一个良好的功能定义时，往往会涉及到哪些内容呢？其实，“七个正确 ( Seven Rights) ”表明：一名物流师的工作就是要确保将正确数量的正确产品在正确的时间内和正确的条件下以正确的价格在正确的地点送到正确的客户手中。物流还可以简练地表述为：“物流的意意思是在正确的地点、正确的时间得到正确的东西。” 　　For many people, what is often referred to as the “Seven Rights” provides a good working definition of logistics. The “Seven Rights” states that the logistician’s job is to ensure the availability of the right product at the right time in the right quantity in the right condition at the right place for the right customer at the right cost. Logistics can also be briefly described like this: Logistics means having the right thing, at the right place, at the right time. Part I　Definition of Business Logistics 　　Business logistics refers to a group of related activities all involved in the movement and storage of products and information-from the sources of raw materials through to final consumers and beyond recycling and disposal. Business logistics is a relatively new term and concept in modern business vocabulary; its origins can be traced back to World War II when the ability to mobilize personnel and material was critical to the outcome of the war. 　　商业物流涉及一些列有关的活动，所有这些活动都发生在产品的搬移、仓储以及通过最终客户来自于原料资源的信息，而且远远超过了回收和废品处理的概念。相对来说，商业物流在现代商业词汇里是一个新术语、新概念，其源头可追溯到第二次世界大战，那时人员和补给的转移能力对战争的结果起着至关重要的作用。 Part I　Definition of Business Logistics 　　In the 1960s and 1970s the terms physical distribution, distribution, materials management, and physical supply were common. Physical distribution and distribution refer to the outbound flow of goods from the end of the production process to the consumer; physical supply and materials management refer to the inbound flow of material to the production process. As the importance of coordinating the entire flow of material from the raw materials to the end consumer bec