2011貨運代理考試英語:物流的五個功能模塊

字號:

1、Order processing 訂單處理
    英文原文:In most supply chains, customer requirement are transmitted in the form of orders. The processing of these orders involves all aspects of managing customer requirements from initial order receipt, delivery, invoicing, and collection.
    注釋:transmit: 傳輸,傳播,轉(zhuǎn)送, 傳達 in the form of: 以…的形式 aspect: 方面;情況 initial: 最初的,開始的,初期的 receipt: 收到,接受 delivery: 交貨 invoice: 發(fā)票,在這里是動詞“開發(fā)票”的意思 collection: 收集,收取,在這里是“收款”之意
    中文意思:在大多數(shù)供應(yīng)鏈中,客戶的需求以訂單的形式傳送。訂單處理包括管理客戶需求的各個方面,從最初接受訂單、交貨、到開發(fā)票和收款。
    2、Inventory 庫存
    英文原文:The objective in inventory strategy is to achieve desired customer service with the minimum inventory commitment.
    注釋:objective: 目標,目的 inventory strategy: 存貨策略(inventory: 存貨 strategy: 戰(zhàn)略,策略)desired: 渴望的,想得到的 commitment: 承諾,委托
    中文意思:存貨策略的目標就是以最低存貨量實現(xiàn)對客戶的服務(wù)。
    歷年考題:
    The objective of inventory strategy is to achieve desired customer service with the minimum inventory commitment. ( ) –2005年判斷題
    答案:對
    分析:存貨戰(zhàn)略的目標是以最低的存貨量滿足顧客的需求。
    英文原文:Logistical strategies should be designed to maintain the lowest possible financial investment in inventory.
    注釋:design: 設(shè)計,規(guī)劃 maintain: 保持,維持 financial investment: 財政投資,金融投資(financial: 財政的,財務(wù)的,金融的 investment: 投資,投入)
    中文意思:物流策略應(yīng)維持最可能低的存貨方面的財政投入。
    英文原文:A sound inventory strategy is based on a combination of five aspects of selective deployment: core customer segmentation, product profitability, transportation integration, time-based performance, and competitive performance.
    注釋:sound: 常用“聲音,語音”,在這里是形容詞詞性,意為“合理的,可靠的” be based on: = be based upon 基于,在…基礎(chǔ)上 combination: 合并,結(jié)合,聯(lián)合 selective: 選擇的,選擇性的 deployment: (名詞)調(diào)度,部署 core customer: 核心客戶(core: 核心,中心) segmentation: 分割,分離 product profitability: 產(chǎn)品利潤率(product: 產(chǎn)品 profitability: 收益性,利潤率)transportation integration: 運輸整合(integration: 綜合,整合,集成)time-based performance: 時間性績效(time-based: 基于時間的 performance: 履行,執(zhí)行,在這里為“成績,功績”之意)competitive performance: 競爭性績效(competitive: 競爭的,競爭性的)