教學物流英语第一章.pptVIP

;Contents;;;Main content;1.1.1 Brief History of Logistics Emergence ; Rommel himself once said that “……before the fighting properly, the battle is won or lost by quartermaster.” However whilst the Generals and Field Marshals from the earliest times have understood the critical role of logistics, strangely it is only in the recent past that business organizations have come to recognize the vital impact that the logistics management can have in the achievement of competitive advantage. Partly this lack of recognition springs from the relatively low level of understanding of the benefits of integrated logistics. It is paradoxical that it has taken almost 100 years for these basic principles of logistics management to be widely accepted.;1.1.2 Origins and Definition of Logistics; (1) In Chinese Logistics Terms, logistics means the physical movement of goods from the supplier point to the receiver point. Based on practical need, integrated organically the variety of the basic functional activities including transportation, storage, loading and unloading, package, distribution and information management, etc. （Other activities such as waste disposal, return goods handling, etc. are also important.） (2) The Council of Logistics Management (CLM) has adopted this definition of logistics: “Logistics is that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, service, and related information ; from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirement.” So far, many definitions of logistics have been proposed. The flowing basic definition will be extended and developed as the logistics practice progress, but it makes and adequate starting point. Then, what is logistics management in the sense that it is understood today? ; 1.1.3 Recognizing the Boundary of Logistics One full commerce transaction consists o