物流专业英语（第3版） 教学课件 作者 齐利梅资源 配套阅读材料 01《物流专业英语》pptunit1whatislogistics第三版新编.pptVIP

《物流专业英语》 Unit 1 What is logistics? 什么是物流？ Reading materials 阅读材料 Production vs distribution 生产 vs 流通 There are two types of primary activities concerning the production of products: production and distribution. 关于产品的生产，有两类基本的活动：生产与流通。 Production is the act or process of converting raw materials into semi-finished goods or finished goods ready for sale/delivery. For instance, a flour mill buys wheat (raw materials) from farmers, processes it into flour (semi-finished products) and sells it to a bakery, who then turns it into bread (finished products) ready for sale to end consumers (Fig