2011年國際貨代英語輔導:物流(5)

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3、Transportation 運輸
    1)運輸?shù)亩x
    英文原文:Transportation is the operational area of logistics that geographically moves and positions inventory.
    注釋:operational: 操作的,運作的 geographically: 地理學上地,地理上地
    中文意思:運輸是物流的營運范圍,是對庫存物資空間上的移動和定位。
    2)運輸方面的需求可以通過三個基本途徑來滿足:
    a) A private fleet of equipment may be operated. 可通過私營運輸設(shè)備(注釋:private: 私人的,私有的 fleet: 船隊)
    b)Contracts may be arranged with dedicated transport specialists. 也可通過與專業(yè)運輸公司簽訂合同來滿足運輸?shù)男枨?注釋:arrange: 安排,安置 dedicated: 專門的,專注的 specialist: 專家,專門的公司)
    c)An enterprise may engage the services of a wide variety of carriers that provide different transportation services on a per shipment basis. 企業(yè)也可能雇傭不同的承運人來提供服務,這些承運人可以根據(jù)每次裝運提供不同的運輸服務。 (注釋:enterprise:企業(yè),公司 engage: 從事,雇傭 a variety of: 多種的)
    3)評估運輸績效的的三個基本因素
    英文原文:From the logistical system viewpoint, three factors are fundamental to transportation performance: cost, speed, and consistency. In designing a logistical system, a delicate balance must be maintained between transportation cost and service quality. Finding and managing the desired transportation mix across the supply chain is a primary responsibility of logistics.
    注釋:viewpoint: 觀點,看法 factor: 因素,要素fundamental: 基本的,根本的,重要的,基礎(chǔ)的 consistency: 連貫性,一致性,連結(jié),連合 delicate: 精巧的,微妙的 balance: 平衡,權(quán)衡 service quality: 服務質(zhì)量
    中文意思:從物流系統(tǒng)的觀點來看,評估運輸績效的三個基本因素是:成本、速度和連貫性。在規(guī)劃一個物流系統(tǒng)時,必須巧妙地平衡運輸成本與服務質(zhì)量。在整個供應鏈的過程中發(fā)現(xiàn)和安排需要的運輸是從事物流的一個首要的職責。
    歷年考題:
    From the logistical system viewpoint, three factors are fundamental to transportation performance, these are ( ) --2006年多選題
    A. consistency
    B. cost
    C. speed
    D. housing
    答案:ABC
    分析:從物流系統(tǒng)角度來看,運輸履行重要的因素是連貫性、成本和時間。