物流专业英语CHAPTER I.ppt

* Chapter I Logistics System Outline-1 Part I Introduction To Logistics System The role of logistics The definition of logistics The definition of logistics management Component of a logistics system: Outline-2 Part II Relationship of Logistics Activities to Logistics Costs Customer service levels Transportation Costs Warehousing Costs Order Processing /Information Systems Costs Lot Quantity Costs Inventory Carrying Costs Part III Supplementary Reading Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Part I Introduction to Logistics System  The Historical Perspective of Logistics Logistics starts from military. Logistics is a concept familiar to students of military history. Long associated with the distribution and supply of armed forces in wartime, logistics is proving to be a source of the victory of a campaign. In the early part of 1991 the world was given a dramatic example of the importance of logistics——Gulf War In the WWII logistics also played a major role. The Allied Forces’ invasion of Europe North African desert. Rommel himself once said that ‘…before the fighting proper, the battle is won or lost by quartermasters’. The Modern Perspective of Logistics Logistics is recognized only recently. However while the Generals from the earliest times have understood the critical role of logistics, it is only in the recent past that business organizations have come to recognize the vital impact that logistics management can have in the achievement of competitive advantage. The Concept of Logistics At its heart, logistics deals with satisfying the customer. A basic definition of logistics is the continuous process of meeting customer needs by ensuring the availability of the right benefits for the right customer, in the quantity and condition desired by that customer, at the time and place the customer wants them, all for a price the buyer is willing to pay. The Definition of Logistics Management The Council of Supply Chain Manageme