2）What aspects does a supply chain include？
It includes suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distribution centres (DCs) and retail outlets.
3）What is the role of logistics in the supply chain?
供应链的目的就是要优化生产前后期的库存水平、从整个公司 的劳动力、设备和场地获取更高的效率，并提供灵活的规 划及控制机制。
A distribution chart 配送图
运输 和物流应用
包裹贴标签 配送商 中心仓库 车队管理
is a product? 什么是产品？
产品是指一个单位在业务过程中向市场供应的物品。在下面的 生产品供应链中，产品指的是最终落入消费者手中的物品。 （未完再续）
（Continued续）It may be a new car, a television set, a tin of beans, etc. Other possible products include new buildings, roads or transport services and there will be associated with each of these a supply chain that describes the process by which they are delivered to the buyer.
为什么供应链管理是重要的？ 在2006年，美国公司在与供应相关联的活动（产品在整个供应
链中的流转、存储和控制）花费超过1万亿美元（占GNP的 10%）. 在供应链中消除低效率可以给公司节约数以百万计美元。
The objectives of the SCM: It is essential for the supply chain model to balance the costs (direct
什么是供应链管理？ 供应链管理(SCM) 涉及到供应链中对材料流、信息流和资金流
所进行的整合、协调和控制。
供应链管理图
What is the task of the SCM? The task of the SCM is to design, plan, and execute the supply-
A product is the thing that the organization is in business to supply in a market place. In the case of the supply chain for manufactured goods shown below, the product is the item that ends up in the hands of the consumer. （to be continued未完再续）
The objectives of the supply chain are to optimize pre and postproduction inventory levels, obtain greater efficiency from labour, equipment and space across the company and provide flexible planning and control mechanisms.
《物流专业英语》
Unit 2
The Supply China Concept 供应链概念
1. 课文翻译 Text Translation
The Supply China Concept 供应链概念
What is a supply chain?
A supply chain is a complex logistics system in which raw materials are converted into finished products and then distributed to end users (consumers or companies) (see Figure1). It includes suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses, distribution centres (DCs) and retail outlets.
related activities at the different stages so as to provide the desired levels of service to customers profitably.
SCM的任务是什么？ 供应链管理的任务就是要在不同的阶段对和供应相关联的各项
此处的产品可以是一幢写字楼、一家医院、一条公路、一个机 场或其他许多东西，并且可以由私营公司、政府或当地政 府来建造。
The important thing is that before this product can be used there is a sequence of processes that must be gone through and these are shown in the diagram. This means that there is just as much a supply chain when the product is a hospital as when it is a tin of beans.
5）What is the task of SCM?
The task of the SCM is to design, plan, and execute the supplyrelated activities at the different stages so as to provide the desired levels of service to customers profitably.
1）What is the definition of a supply chain?
A supply chain is a complex logistics system in which raw materials are converted into finished products and then distributed to end users (consumers or companies)
6）In your opinion, why is SCM important?
Because by eliminating inefficiencies, SCM can help companies save millions of dollars in their supply chain operations.
重要的是，在产品能够付诸使用之前，需要有一系列必须进行 的程序，这些程序在图中可以看出。这也就是说不论产品 是一家医院还是一罐豆子，其所涉及的供应链是一样的多。
7. Key to the exercises 练习答案
1. Answer the following questions in English:
（续）产品可以是一辆新车、一台电视机、一罐豆子等等。其 它可能的产品包括新建筑物、道路或交通服务，供应链和 这些产品中的每一个都有关联，它描述了这些产品交付给 买方的过程。
The supply chain for manufactured goods
Procurement (Sourcing and buying)
7) What are the objectives of SCM?
物流在供应链中的作用 正如第1单元所述，物流是供应链程序的一部分，它涉及到供应
链从始至终的管理。
What is supply chain management? Supply chain management (SCM) is concerned with the integration,
coordination and control of the flow of material, information and finances in supply chains.
配送商
零售商
顾客
The role of logistics in the supply chain As is said in Unit 1, Logistics is part of the supply chain process and
it involves the management of the supply chain from start to finish.
Logistics is part of the supply chain process and it involves the management of the supply chain from start to finish.
4）What is SCM concerned with?
Supply chain management (SCM) is concerned with the integration, coordination and control of the flow of material, information and finances in supply chains.
什么是供应链？
供应链是一个复杂的体系，在 这个系统里，原材料被转 化成成品，然后配送到最 终用户(消费者或公司)手 里 (见图1)。 它包括供应 商、生产商、仓库、配送 中心(DCs)和零售网点。
Figure 1: A typical supply chain 图1：典型的供应链