33．Things like plastic, steel and glass can be recycled to reduce production cost so that natural resources are saved.
塑料、钢铁和玻璃这样的物品能回收利用以降低生产成本、节约自然资源。
34．Both buyers and suppliers can benefit a lot from the reduction in the number of suppliers.
买卖双方都能从减少供应商的数量上获取许多利益。
35．Just-in-time strategy ensures that while minimizing inventory levels, materials are made available for production.
准时制战略确保在降低库存水平的同时能得到生产所需的物料。
36．The goal of just-in-time purchasing is zero inventory.
准时制采购的目标是零库存。
37．Information is crucial to the performance of a supply chain.
信息对供应链的运作是至关重要的。
38．Setting inventory levels requires downstream information from customers on demand, upstream information from suppliers on availability and information on current inventory levels.
制定库存水平需要下游客户需求信息、上游供应链可供信息和当前的库存水平信息。
39．The idea of supply chain management was first put forward in the 1980s.
供应链管理的理念最初在20世纪80年代提出。
40．Supply chain management means the design, planning and control of the information flow, material flow and cash flow with a view to strengthening competitiveness.
供应链管理就是对信息流、物料流和资金流进行设计、计划和控制以增强竞争力。
（或：供应链管理是指为增强竞争力而对信息流、物料流和资金流进行的设计、策划和控制）
41．Maritime shipping is an important link in international logistics service.
海洋运输是国际物流服务的重要环节。
42．There are two types of shipping markets: the liner market and the tramp market.
航运市场分为两类：班轮运输和不定期船运输。
43．A Container Load Plan is of five copies, each of which is to be given respectively to the terminal, the carrier, the shipping agent, the shipper and the party that stuffs the container.
集装箱装箱单一式五份，分别交给集装箱码头、承运人、船务代理、托运人和装箱人。
44．After the cargo is stuffed into a container, it is handed to the container yard (CY) to be loaded on board according to the stowage plan.
货物装箱后，就拖运到集装箱堆场并根据积载图装上船。
45．A container terminal connects sea and land, transferring containers to and from ships. It is capable of handling containers more quickly, economically, accurately and in greater volumes than conventional ports.
集装箱码头连接陆运和海运，经船上装运集装箱。在装卸搬运上，集装箱码头比普通杂货码头更快、更经济、更准确、吞吐量更大。
46．Information is a key to the success of logistics.
信息是物流成功的关键。
47．Warehousing is not a new business, but it has gained new functions in modern logistics.
仓储不是新的行业，但他在现代物流中有了新的功能。
48．Inventory control can effectively reduce logistics cost.
库存控制能有效地降低物流成本。
49．Packing and sorting are two activities in logistics.
包装和分拣是物流中的两项活动。
