01英语作业.pptVIP

Explain the important role transportation plays in logistics system. Transportation refers to the physical movement of goods from a point of origin to a point of origin to a point of consumption and can involve raw materials being brought into the production process/or finished goods being shipped out to the customer. 运输涉及的是产品从生产地到消费地的实体移动，从原材料进入生产过程，成品运送至最终用户。 Transportation is one of the most significant areas of logistics management because of its impact on customer service levels and the firms’ cost structure . 运输是物流管理的重要领域之一，这是由于运输影响着客户服务水平和公司成本结构。 The primary transportation value proposition is product movement up and down the supply chain. 有关运输价值最重要的观点是运输是产品在供应链上下游间的移动。 The performance of transportation is vital to procurement , manufacturing and market distribution. 运输的绩效对采购、生产和市场分销都是非常重要的。 Transportation also plays a key role in the performance of reverse logistics. 运输在逆向物流中也同样扮演着一个重要的角色。 Without reliable transportation ,most commercial activity could not function. 没有可靠的运输，大多数商业活动是无法实现的。 Transportation consumes time ,financial ,and environment resources. 运输消耗时间，资金和环境资源。 Saving are often significantly larger than the increased costs resulting from warehousing and the associated increased in inventory carrying costs. 通常运输费用的节省比所花费的仓储费用及随之增加的库存保管费用要大得多。 So, to decrease the carrying costs is to decrease the logistics costs. 所以，减少运输成本就是减少物流成本。