本书从社会实际需求出发，结合行业英语使用的实际情况与专业英语教学的实践经验，确定编写指导思想和教材特色，即从物流专业出发，遵循自然顺序，择其实用精华，由浅入深，循序渐进。

全书共12章，由课文(Text A／B)及辅助读物(Additional Reading)组成，内容包括了物流的各个主要环节，既有理论概念，又有实践知识。每个单元均附有大量与物流相关的专业英语练习。

本书取材大多源于英、美、荷兰文献原著。为满足当今物流业实际需要及保持原著的语言风格，编者对原文只做删节，不做改写。在每篇短文后，给出了其中生词、词组以及某些专业术语，并对正文中一些疑难句子给出了注释或参考译文。

全书选材广泛、语言规范、难度适中，便于自学。本书专为高校物流专业的学生和在职物流员工进一步学习英语而设计、编写。

本书是实用性极强的物流专业英语教材。本书选材基本来源于物流文献、英语原著，包括了物流的各个主要环节，目的是为国内、国际物流业培养一批既精通业务，又熟悉外语的中高级管理人才。本书共12章，每章都有两篇课文(Text A／B)，部分章还有一到两篇辅助读物(Additional Reading)。课文、读物和练习的编排方式新颖、内容互动、难点分散、形式活泼、图文并茂、简明扼要，便于自学。

本书适合于高校物流专业的学生和物流领域的从业人员。

推荐序

前言

教学建议

CHAPTER 1 Logistics

Text A Logistics

Text B Competitive Advantage

Additional Reading 1 Who Works in Logistics Management？

Additional Reading 2 What is the Most Common Career Path in Logistics？

参考译文

CHAPTER 2 Transportation

Text A Transportation Infrastructure

Text B Transport Functionality and Principles

Additional Reading Transport Participants

参考译文

CHAPTER 3 Integrated Logistics

Text A Integrated Logistics

Text B The Integrated Logistics Model and Activities

参考译文

CHAPTER 4 Warehousing and Distribution Centers

Text A Public and Private Warehouses

Text B Warehouse and Distribution Center Layout

Additional Reading Four Examples of Layout

参考译文

CHAPTER 5 Inventory Systems

Text A Inventory and Inventory Systms

Text B Inventory Theory

参考译文

CHAPTER 6 Supply Chain 

Text A Definition of Supply Chain

Text B Requirements for a Successful Supply Chain

参考译文

CHAPTER 7 Third Party Logistics

Text A Third Party Logistics

Text B Supply Chain Management

Additional Reading Foreign Players Jostling for Position

参考译文

CHAPTER 8 International Logistics

Text A Brief Introduction to International Logistics

Text B Logistics Barriers of China to International Operations

Additional Reading DHL Taiwan--Taiwan is an Important Base for DHL's Global Operation

参考译文

CHAPTER 9 Green Supply Chain

Text A Green Logistics

Text B The Content of Green Supply Chain

Additional Reading Why Green Supply Chain？

参考译文

CHAPTER 10 Technology Structure

Text A ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Text B Advanced Planning and Scheduling

参考译文

CHAPTER 11 Logistics Information

Text A Defining the Integrated Logistics Information System

Text B Bar Code: UPS

Additional Reading POS Advertisement

参考译文

CHAPTER 12 The Trends of Logistics Service

Text A Factors Determine Future Logistics

Text B Trends Support Logistics Industry Success in China

Additional Reading A Big Trend: E-Logistics

参考译文

附录A 物流术语

附录B 练习答案

附录C 生字与词汇

参考文献