《自考物流管理专业（专科）——物流英语参考资料》.docVIP

自考物流管理专业（专科）——物流英语参考资料 Questions regarding the texts Unit 1 what is logistics compared to in the text? In the text, logistics is compared to a unique global pipeline that operates every hour and every day. Isn’t logistics something new? Why? Logistics is not a new thing. The reason is that Logistics came into being with the advent of civilization. What is flowing in the pipeline of logistics? Material and information are flowing in the pipeline of logistics. Give examples of logistics activities in a given factory. In a given factory ,there are logistics activities such as packaging, warehousing, material handling, inventory, transport, forecasting, strategic planning and customer service. Give examples to show that logistics is working every day, even at night. Transport is operating every day and every night. Material handling is the same, so are other factors of logistics. How many sectors of economic activities are involved in logistics? What are they? Various sectors of economic activities are involved in logistics. They are : packaging, warehousing, material handling, inventory, transport, forecasting, strategic planning and customer service. How important is logistics in production process? Logistics is one part of the supply chain process which has close relation to the flow and storage of goods, service and information. It plays important role in the production process and contributes a lot to the efficiency of a company. Unit 2 1.products are of two kinds. What are they? There are two kinds of products: one is products for customers, and the other is products for industrial use. 2.what is the most important characteristic of any product? Any product has an important characteristic , that is, its availability at the place where a customer wishes to consume it. 3.How do you differentiate convenience products from shopping products and from specialty products? Convenience products are goods and services that consumers purchase frequently, immediately and w