English-Chinese. Chinese-English Logistics Dictionary

Author: Zhou Zhenxiong
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Logistics is a highly practical and interdisciplinary field that emerged in the 1950s. It integrates economics, operations research, technical science, and management science, revealing the inherent connections among various logistics elements such as transportation, storage, packaging, loading and unloading, value-added services, and information processing. With logistics terminology, English-Chinese correspondences, precise usage, seamless alignment, and just one book in hand to guide you into the logistics world. This book includes relevant terms for procurement, warehousing, transportation, packaging, distribution, information processing, and value-added services, totaling over 20,000 entries. It references the "Logistics Terminology," "Container Transport Terminology," and "Pallet Terminology" released by the National Technical Supervision Administration, as well as the "Container Nomenclature," "Hoisting Machinery Nomenclature" published by the National Standardization Administration, the Customs Classification of Imported and Exported Commodities, and international industry publications. The Chinese names in the book are based on standardized terms approved by the state. For terms not yet approved, names are determined based on their meanings while adhering to business conventions.