物流近年来已成为我国重点行业，被列入到我国十大振兴产业之中，其重要性不言而喻。在当今物流业全球化的时代，物流的发展更加离不开高素质的物流人才。从物流专业的视角看，培养英语水平过硬的物流专业人才，尤其是培养在实际工作中运用英语解决问题的能力已是全球化的内在要求，更是广大高校教学的迫切需要。

《物流专业英语》(作者毛立群、王宪)的编写遵循英语学习听说写的规律：听力导入，阅读深入，案例拓展，练习巩固，口语强化；选材新颖，语言朴实，紧贴实际，难易适度，便于阶梯式学习。

《物流专业英语》(作者毛立群、王宪)为物流专业英语教材，共9个单元，18篇课文。第一单元为物流概述，第二至第七单元为物流基本理论和概念，如物流管理、仓储、存活等，第八和第九单元为涉及国际贸易一般规则的国际物流，包括单证的制作，通用国际贸易规则等。本书遵循英语学习听说写的规律，听力导入，阅读深入，案例拓展，联系巩固，口语强化。

《物流专业英语》选材新颖，紧贴实际。本书适用于高等学校物流专业学生学完大学英语以后进一步提高物流专业英语水平，还可供物流从业者以及对物流英语有兴趣者进修之用。

Chapter 1 The Concept and Functions of Logistics

Text 1 Overview of Logistics

Text 2 Activities of Logistics

Case Study: True Value Company

Chapter 2 Order Management and Customer Service

Text 3 Order Management

Text 4 Key Performance Indicators: Putting the Customer First ( 1 )

Text 5 Key Performance Indicators: Putting the Customer First (2)

Case Study: Intel's Low-Cost Supply Chain Model

Chapter 3 Supply Chains

Text 6 The Supply Chain Concept

Text 7 Supply Chain Management: Barrier and Integration

Case Study: How Cisco Succeeds at Global Risk Management

Chapter 4 Warehousing

Text 8 Warehousing Management

Case Study: Grocery Giant Kroger Changes the Distribution Game

Chapter 5 Information Systems

Text 9 Information and Logistics

Text 10 Looking Ahead: Faster, Brighter Technology

Case Study: PLS Uses RFID to Track Pallets, Containers

Chapter 6 Packaging and Material Handling

Text 11 Packaging

Text 12 Material Handling

Case Study: Sainsbury's Cumbersome Supply Chain

Chapter 7 Inventory Management

Text 13 Inventory

Text 14 Approaches to Managing Inventory

Case Study: Procter & Gamble Takes Inventory up a Notch

Chapter 8 International Trading Terms

Text 15 The Way to Trade

Text 16 Documentation

Case Study: How Gillette Cleaned up Its Supply Chain

Chapter 9 The Development of Logistics

Text 17 The 3PL Industry

Text 18 Outsourcing

Case Study: A Case for Offshoring Procurement Outsourcing

Appendix 1 Logistics Samples

Appendix 2 Logistics Terms

Appendix 3 Logistics Abbreviations

Appendix 4 Top 10 Logistics Companies

References

Teacher's Book

Text 1 Overview of Logistics

Text 2 Activities of Logistics

Text 3 Order Management

Text 4 Key Performance Indicators: Putting the Customer First ( 1 )

Text 5 Key Performance Indicators: Putting the Customer First (2)

Text 6 The Supply Chain Concept

Text 7 Supply Chain Management: Barrier and Integration

Text 8 Warehousing Management

Text 9 Information and Logistics

Text 10 Looking Ahead: Faster, Brighter Technology

Text 11 Packaging

Text 12 Material Handling

Text 13 Inventory

Text 14 Approaehes to Managing Inventory

Text 15 The Way to Trade

Text 16 Documentation

Text 17 The 3PL Industry

Text 18 Outsoureing