物流英语期末复习知识点 物流英语期末复习知识点 1.How many kinds of ware house do youknow? Please write down the advantages and disadvantages for eachone. Private warehouse 优：More control; The cost of long term storage is lower than the public storage; More flexi bility 缺：high risk of investment Publicw are house 优：leased to solve shortterm distribution needs; Saving money; 缺：Alack of personalized service; Communication problems Contract warehouse 优：Low cost; More costeffective than private warehouse 缺：Oncecontracted,itmustbealongtermutilization 2.How many kinds of transportation mode do you know?Please write down the advantages and disadvantages for eachone. Rail way transportation 铁路运输 优点：It offers costeffective transpor to falarge number of car go sover long distance; It is good for car gos with high volumeand low value. 缺点：In flexibility of operation Road transportation 公路运输 优点：Used for highervalue and lowervolumecar goover relatively short distance;Providing adoor to door service 缺点：Fuel consumption;airpollution Water way transportation 水路运输 优点：The cheap estmethod of moving goods worldwide 缺点：The speed of the shipisvery slow. Air transportation 航空运输 优点：It offer srapidand flexible delivery; Saving time 缺点：high cost Pipeline transportation 管道运输 优点：Pipelinesoperateona24hourbasis,sevendaysperweek. 缺点：The lack of grow thinde mand for the movemen to foil will affect pipelines. 3.Please talk about the ways of improving customer service. Improving logistics system to deliver superior customer service; Taking both servicelevel and costintoac count when gaining profits; Identifying customers’needs; Defining customers service objective; Reducing the cost of logistics system 4.What is logistics? In Chinese Logistics Terms,logistics means the physical movement of goods from the supplier to the receiver.
