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Unit 1 Overview of Logistics
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 What Is Logistics
Text 2 The Logistics System
Text 3 Report on China Logistics Industry.
Writing


Unit 2 Transportation
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Types of Transportation Modes
Text 2 The Selection of Transportation Modes-
Text 3 The International Transportation"
Writing


Unit 3 Warehousing Management and Inventory Control 
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Warehousing Management
Text 2 Inventory Control
Text 3 Cross Docking
Writing


Unit 4 Purchasing
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Introduction to Purchasing
Text 2 The Processes of Purchasing
Text 3 Global Purchasing
Writing


Unit 5 Packaging
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Introduction to Packaging
Text 2 Materials for Food Packaging
Text 3 Industrial Packaging
Writing


Unit 6 Logistics Information System
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Introduction to Logistics Information System
Text 2 Information Technologies in Logistics
Text 3 RFID Technology
Writing


Unit 7 Third-party Logistics
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Introduction to Third-party Logistics
Text 2 How to Select 3PL Providers.
Text 3 Fourth-party Logistics (4PL)
Writing


Unit 8 Supply Chain Management
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management.
Text 2 Supply Chain Business Process Integration.
Text 3 The Green Supply Chain.
Writing


Unit 9 E-commerce and Logistics
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 E-commerce
Text 2 E-commerce and Logistics.
Text 3 Shopping On-line
Writing


Unit 10 Reverse Logistics
Listening & Speaking
Reading
Text 1 Introduction to Reverse Logistics
Text 2 The Processes of Reverse Logistics
Text 3 Green Reverse Logistics.
Writing
附录

Inventory refers to the stock of goods that are maintained for a variety ofpurposes， such as for resale to others， as well as to support manufacturing orassembling processes. 1
Inventory is the key issue to supply chain management success. Customersdemand that their orders be shipped completely， accurately and on time， whichmeans having the fight inventory at the fight place and fight time.2Inventory Classifications
It is important to know the key classifications of inventory because theclassification influences the way of inventory management. Inventory is mainlyclassified into cycle stock， safety inventory， in-transit inventory and dead inventory.
Cycle Stock
Cycle stock refers to inventory that is needed to satisfy normal demand duringthe course of an order cycle （See Figure 3-2）. If demand and lead time are constant，only cycle stock is necessary.
Safety Inventory
Safety inventory refers to inventory that is held in addition to cycle stock toguard against uncertainty in demand and lead time （See Figure 3-2）. Generally， thehigher the safety inventory， the better a firm's customer service. It is because thefirm suffers fewer "stockouts".3