物流管理英文题目及答案

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1、Chapter1：1.Whycanthecurrentmovementtowardestablishingsupplychainsbecharacterizedasarevolution?Becausethecurrentmovementtowardestablishingsupplychainshasreshapedcontemporarystrategicthinking.Twomassiveshifts,supplychainrevolutionandarelatedlogisticalrenaissance,i

2、nexpectationandpracticeconcerningtheperformanceofbusinessoperationsarehighlyinterrelatedbuttheyaresignificantlydifferentaspectsofcontemporarystrategicthinking.2.Comparetheconceptofamodernsupplychainwithmoretraditionaldistributionchannels.Bespecificregardingsimil

3、aritiesanddifferences.Traditionaldistributionchannelstypicallyhadanorderfulfillmenttimeof15-30days.Butifsomethingwentwrong,thistimewouldincreasedramatically.Itwasacommonpracticetomaintaininventoryateverystageofthesupplychainlikeretailers,wholesalers,andmanufactu

4、rers.Themarketwascharacterizedbyscarcitytotheprimarygoaloftraditionalmodelwastoensureavailabilityofproducts.However,todaycustomerswantmoreoptionsinproductofferings.Modernsupplychainisgearedtowardsmeetingthechangingconsumerneeds.Transportationcapacityandoperation

5、alperformancehasbecomemorereliableandeconomical.Logisticalsystemsarecapableofcapableofdeliveringproductsatexacttimes.Socustomerorderscanbefulfilledfaster.Withmassivedevelopmentininformationtechnology,theneedtomaintaininventoryhasreduceddramatically.Theoccurrence

6、offailures,characteristicoftraditionalsupplychain,hasbeenreplacedbyacommitmenttowardszero-defectofsixsigmaperformance.Inessenceahighlevelofperformanceisachievedatalowertotalcostwithcommitmentoffewerfinancialresourcesthanthatinthepast.3.Whatspecificroledoeslogist

7、icsplayinsupplychainoperations?Logisticsistheprimaryconduitofproductandserviceflowwithinasupplychainarrangement.Itistheworkrequiredtomoveandtopositioninventorythroughoutasupplychain.Itisacombinationofordermanagement,inventory,transportation,warehousing,materialh

8、andlingandpackagingasintegratedthroughoutafacilitynetwork.Logisticsisessentialforeffectivesupplychainconnectivity.4.Describe“integrativemanagement”.Bespecificconcerni