物流管理英文题目及答案.doc

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1、此文档收集于网络，如有侵权，请联系网站删除Chapter1：1.Whycanthecurrentmovementtowardestablishingsupplychainsbecharacterizedasarevolution?Becausethecurrentmovementtowardestablishingsupplychainshasreshapedcontemporarystrategicthinking.Twomassiveshifts,supplychainrevolutionandarelatedlogisticalrenaissance,inexpectation

2、andpracticeconcerningtheperformanceofbusinessoperationsarehighlyinterrelatedbuttheyaresignificantlydifferentaspectsofcontemporarystrategicthinking.2.Comparetheconceptofamodernsupplychainwithmoretraditionaldistributionchannels.Bespecificregardingsimilaritiesanddifferences.Traditionaldistribution

3、channelstypicallyhadanorderfulfillmenttimeof15-30days.Butifsomethingwentwrong,thistimewouldincreasedramatically.Itwasacommonpracticetomaintaininventoryateverystageofthesupplychainlikeretailers,wholesalers,andmanufacturers.Themarketwascharacterizedbyscarcitytotheprimarygoaloftraditionalmodelwast

4、oensureavailabilityofproducts.However,todaycustomerswantmoreoptionsinproductofferings.Modernsupplychainisgearedtowardsmeetingthechangingconsumerneeds.Transportationcapacityandoperationalperformancehasbecomemorereliableandeconomical.Logisticalsystemsarecapableofcapableofdeliveringproductsatexact

5、times.Socustomerorderscanbefulfilledfaster.Withmassivedevelopmentininformationtechnology,theneedtomaintaininventoryhasreduceddramatically.Theoccurrenceoffailures,characteristicoftraditionalsupplychain,hasbeenreplacedbyacommitmenttowardszero-defectofsixsigmaperformance.Inessenceahighlevelofperfo

6、rmanceisachievedatalowertotalcostwithcommitmentoffewerfinancialresourcesthanthatinthepast.3.Whatspecificroledoeslogisticsplayinsupplychainoperations?Logisticsistheprimaryconduitofproductandserviceflowwithinasupplychainarrangement.Itistheworkrequiredtomoveandtopositioninventorythroughoutasupplyc

7、hain.Itisacombinationofordermanagement,inventory,transportation,warehousing,materialhandlingandpackagingasintegratedthroughoutafacilitynetwork.Logisticsisessentialforeffectivesupplychainconnectivity.4.Describe“integrativemanagemen