物流专业英语ExercisesI 、II

Exercises 1

Part I

I Vocabulary exercises

1. B

2. C

3. D

4.B

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. C

9. C 10. B

II Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:

1.“Logistics” is a term, which originates from both the army and French. According to

the French, the Baron of Jomini, who of Swiss origin who had served in Napoleon‟s

army before joining the Russians and who later founded the Military Academy of St.

Petersburg, first used the term in the early 19th century. So in a military sense, the

term …logistics‟ encompasses transport organization, army replenishments and

material maintenance.

2.Logistics deals with satisfying the customer. This implies that management must first

understand what those requirements are before a logistics strategy can be developed

and implemented to meet them. As will be discussed in more detail later, customer

service is the most important output of an organization‟s logistics system. This focus

on customer satisfaction will be emphasized through the text just as it should be in

the firm.

Part II

I Vocabulary exercises

1. B

2. D

3. A

4.C

5. D

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.C 10. A

II Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:

1.Transportation refers to the physical movement of goods from a point of origin to a

point of consumption and can involve raw materials being brought into the

production process and/or finished goods being shipped out to the customer.

2.Since these inputs can have a direct impact on both the cost and quality of the final

product/service offered to the consumer, this activity is vital to the overall success of

the logistics effort. In addition, the move away from local sourcing in favor of global

buying has complicated this entire process dramatically in recent years.

Part III

I Vocabulary exercises

1. D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. D

9. B 10. C

II Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:

1.Cost has a relation to service. They go hand in hand. As you define your service

against your costs or costs against service, the give and take develops into your

operating costs and budgets. Then you have to make sure that the cost can be

managed. Otherwise costs can go out of control, or seem to.

2.Logistics is a process, which runs from the vendor's door through to the customer's. It

interacts with almost every group within the company and with many companies

outside the company, including its customers. Effective logistics revolves around five

key issues--movement of product, movement of information, time/service, cost and

integration. Each of this is critical to the success of logistics and to creating

value-added to the company and improving competitiveness.