物流国际术语（英文版）The Language of Logistics A Supply Chain and Logistics Glossary Copyright 1997 by Edward H. BlicksteinDuplicating forsharing with others， by any means， is illegal. Printed in USA Year 2000 Issue Purpose Written and compiled for the benefit of logistics and transportation professionals， students of the field， and for clients of TranSolutions Consulting. It is hoped that this tool will enable the user to gain a better understanding of logistics by providing a useful and easy-to-understand glossary that will be up-dated annually. The author and TranSolutions Consulting acknowledge important contributions from many of its client's logistics and transportation personnel as well as information derived from other expert sources in the compilation of this glossary. This issue of The Language of Logistics attempts to include the newest terminology and acronyms utilized in the field of business logistics. Special attention has been made to compile terms and offer advice in connection with year 2000 business issues （not the Y2K issue） like e-commerce. However， I make no claim that this issue is 100% complete as the challenge of compiling， researching ， defining ， and occasionally creating meaningful terminology is never ending. Writers in the field of logistics and supply-chain management， consulting firms ， industry providers of 3PL services ， transportation companies ， and shippers are constantly contributing to the development of new terminology through their efforts to improve the effectiveness of supply-chain management. Consequently ， the language of logistics is always expanding due to the evolving nature of the field. As you use this tool you will note that there is a new emp...
