物流英语-test.doc

词汇： Physical dimensions and packages’ strength are imortant considerations of package design. In warehousing, the AS/R stands for automated storage and retrieval . order cycle is also known as replenishment cycle. Relevant costs of transport service include items such as fuel, labor, maintenance , depreciation of equipment. The customer can minimize its inventory level if lead time is fixed. Horizontal warehouse space is usually the most obvious and easiest to fill , that is why warehouse operations must utilize the vertical space effectively in order to be efficient Motor transportation has the highest accessibility. Reducing commodity handling reduces handling costs, damage costs, theft and pilferage and the time required to complete the modal transfer. Containerization?changes?materials?handling?from?a?labor-intensive?to?a? capital-intensive?operation Carriers quote freight rates in cwt (cents per hundredweight). Cushioning materials include shrink-wrap , air bubble , cellulose wadding, corrugated paper and plastics. 12、Automatic scanners are in a fixed position and read bar codes as they go by on conveyor 13、Materials handling equipment should use gravity as much as possible and minimize the ratio of deadweight. 14、Concealed damage is not detected until the package is opened. 15 .The trade-off logic studies the relationship between two conflicting practices or operations such as large quantity purchase price discount and high inventory levels. 概念 1、a measure of uncertainty in carrier performance : the usual differences that occur between shipments by various modes : variability 2、 process of dividing the market according to similarities that exist among the various subgroups within the market: market segmentation. 3、The time from the moment the customer places an order (the moment you learn of the requirement) to the moment it is received by the customer: lead time 4、 one to whom a carrier may lawfully make delivery in accordance with his contract of carria