2011年国际商务师考试业务外语辅导
31.Packaging about protect the goods against damages during handling， storing and transportation.
包装应能保护货物在搬运、储存和运输过程中免受损坏。
32.Due to improper packing， the goods are terribly damaged.
由于包装不善，货物严重受损。
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。
2011年国际商务师考试业务外语辅导
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）