物流专业英语期中测试二答案

物流专业英语期中测试（二）

I. Translate the following items into Chinese or English. (20points)

1. 及时配送timely delivery 11. outsourcing 外包

2. 利润率profit margin 12. inventory control system存货控制系统

3. 竞争优势competitive advantage 13. after-sales service售后服务

4. 数据处理data processing 14. goods in transit在途物资

5. 目标市场target market 15. global positioning system全球定位系统

6. 系统整合systems integration 16. direct procurement直接采购

7. 政府采购government procurement 17.third party logistics第三方物流

8. 材料流动material flow 18. enterprise resource planning企业资源计划

9. 外汇foreign exchange 19. state-owned enterprise国有企业

10. 运输设备transport facilities 20. production cost生产成本

II. Tell whether the following stetements are Ttrue or Ffalse, marking an “A”for true statements and a “B”. for false ones. (10 points)

( A ) 21. Generally speaking, logistics documents can be categorized into two groups. One is used to facilitate the logistics operations. The other is to improve the quality of customer

services.

( B ) 22. Packaging performs six important logistics functions, namely containment, protection, apportionment, unitization, convenience, and inventory control.

( B ) 23. There is no difference between the concept of supply chain management and the

traditional concept of logistics.

( A ) 24. In an ideal world, no inventory would be required because manufacturers could exactly forecast demand and produce only that much.

( B ) 25. One of the biggest enemies in the supply chain for companies is time. If a company has

a famous 3PL provider, the provider can indirectly decrease revenues through a solid

logistics network

( A ) 26. In a broad point of view, logistics information also contains commodities trading information and marketing information.

( B ) 27. Logistics is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods, and

related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of

conforming to customer requirements.

( B ) 28. In the physical distribution, the retailer is the final destination of a marketing channel. ( B ) 29. Logistics information management is defined as the information processing of collecting, reconciling, communicating, storage and utilizing of all the information

generated from customers.

( A ) 30. Unitization is the function of bundling primary packages (i.e. packages that wrap the products) into secondary packages (i.e. containers that hold the primary packages) such

as cardboard boxes.

III. Complete each statement by choosing the best answer from the four choices. (15points) ( D ) 31. Accurate and timely information allows a firm to minimize inventories, improve routing and scheduling of transportation vehicles, and generally _______ customer

service levels.

A. destroy

B. satisfy

C. increase

D. improve

( A ) 32. Enterprise resource planning, or ERP, refers to a type of _______ applications now prevalent in many different organizations across the world.

A. computer

B. radio

C. TV

D. machinery ( C ) 33. With the goal of reducing total supply chain assets, managers realize that _______ can