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Text What is Logistics? 课文: 什么是物流? Logistics is a unique global “pipeline”that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 52 weeks a year, planning and coordinating the transport and delivery of products and service to customers the world over.物流作为一种独特的全球“输送管道”，一天24小时、一周7天、一年52周、不间断地运营着，计划和协调全球产品和服务的运输和交通。 Coming into being with the advent of civilization, logistics is anything but a newborn baby. However, when it comes to modern logistics, most professionals in most challenging and exciting jobs, invisible as it is. 文明伊始，物流就已经存在，因而不是新鲜事。但是，说到现代物流，业内专业人士认为尽管看不见摸不着，它是最富有挑战性和最激动人心的工作。 Modern logistics is related to the effective and efficient flow of materials and information that are of vital importance to customers and clients in various sectors of the economic society, which may include but by no means is limited to：packaging、warehousing、material handling、inventory、Transport、forecasting、strategic planning and customer service；现代物流与物资及信息的及时有效流动相关，而物资和信息的及时有效流动对经济和社会的不同领域的顾客和客户有着极其重要的意义。现代物流包括但不限于下列方面：包装、仓储、材料搬运、存货、运输、预测、战略规划、客户服务； Packaging is the outer wrapping of a product. It is the intended purpose of the packaging to make a product readily sellable as well as to protect it against damage and prevent it from deterioration when in stock. Furthermore, packaging is often the most relevant element of a trade mark and conduces to advertising or communication. 包装是指产品的外部包装。包装是为了使产品方便销售，同时储存时也免受损坏或变质。再者，包装通常是和商标最直接相关的因素，利于广告或者信息传递。 Warehousing is sometimes needed, and can be provided, to complement inbound and outbound transportation services. There are 4 distinct types of warehousing available, depending upon load content: for finished goods ; for raw materials ; for consumer fulfillment ; and for vendor-managed inventory(VMI). 仓储可以作为上游物流和下游物流运输服务的补充。根据货物的种类，仓库有四种类型：成品仓库、原材料仓库、待售产品仓库和销售商管理仓库（VMI）。 Material handling is any kind of methods for moving material. Material can be moved directly by people lifting the items or using hand carts, slings, and other handli