3物流英语名词解释

purchasing

采购

Purchasing refers to a function in business where by the enterprise obtains the inputs for what it

produces,

as well as

other goods and services it requires.

efficiency

效率，功效

Efficiency

refers to

the state or quality of being efficient.

bonded warehouse

保税仓库

A bonded warehouse is a warehouse

in which

goods are stored without excise or customs duties

being paid until and unless they are removed from the warehouse to enter the country.

customer service

客户服务

Customer service is the set of behaviors that a business undertakes

during

its interaction

with

its

customers.

consistency

一致性

Consistency refers to a firm

’

s ability to perform at the expected delivery time over a large number

of performance cycles.

convenience products

便利型产品

Convenience

products

are

those

goods

and

services

that

customers

purchase

frequently,

immediately,

and with little comparative shopping.

zero inventory

零库存

Zero

inventories

is

a

term

used

to

describe

a

Just

-In

–

Time

Inventory

Control

system

where

emphasis

is

placed

on

reducing

inventory

to

minimal

levels

to

reduce

costs

and

promote

organizational effectiveness. This can

result in

sizable profit increase.

variable costs

可变成本

They

are

those

costs

that

change

in

a

predictable,

direct

manner

in

relation

to

some

level

of

activity during a time period.

obsolescence

损耗

Obsolescence means the deterioration of product in storage which is not covered by insurance.

lot quantity formulation

批量公式

Lot quantity formulations identify the precise quantities at which the annual combined total cost

of ordering and maintenance is lowest for a given sales volume.

consumer packaging

消费性包装

Consumer packaging mainly aims at containing the goods, promoting the sale of it and facilitating

use of it and it is of little value to logistics operation.

franchise

专营权

It is the formal permission to sell a company

’

s goods or services in a particular area.

supply chain management

供应链管理

Supply

chain

management

is

managing

the

flow

of

materials

across

the

supply

chain,

from

preparing

the

raw

materials

to

supplying

the

finished

product

to

the

customer,

as

well

as

the

related counterblow of information, regarding controlling and recording of materials movement.

First Mate

大副

An officer who has the rank just below captain on a ship that is not a military ship.

Bill of Lading

提单

A receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and

specifying the terms of delivery.

supply chain management

供应链管理

Supply chain management is the process that integrates coordinates and controls the movements

of

materials,

finished

inventory

and

related

information

from

suppliers

through

companies

to

meet consumer requirements.

Third-Party Logistics

第三方物流

A third party logistics provider (abbreviated TPL) is a firm that provides outsourced or

“

third party

”

logistics

services

to

companies

for

part

or

cometimes

all

of

their

supply

chain

management

function.

unitization

单元化

to

combine

a

number

of

packages

into

one

unit

by

straping,

banding

,shrinking,

wrapping

or

otherwise attaching them together.

logistics

物流

Logistics

is

that

part

of

supply

chain

process

that

plans,

implements

and

controls

the

efficient,

effective flow and storage of goods, service and related information from the point of origin to the

point of consumption to meet ustomers

’

requirements.

Third-Party Logistics provider

第三方物流供应商

TPL

provider

is

the

company

offering

customs

a

beginning

-to-

end

include

supply

chaina

manangement, including contracted logistics, freignt forwarding, warehousing, transportation and

distribution,

a

wide

ragne

of

information

technology

systems

and

other

value- services

and

customized solutions.

shopping products

购买型产品

Shopping products are those for which consumers are willing to seek and compare: comparing in

many

locations,

the

price,

quality,

and

performance,

and

making

a

purchase

only

after

careful

deliberation.

logistics

物流

Logistics

is

a

part

of the

supply

chain process

that

plans,

implements

and

controls the

efficient,