物流工程外文翻译物流推动世界运转.docx
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物流工程外文翻译物流推动世界运转
本科生毕业设计(论文)外文翻译
毕业设计(论文)题目:
基于供应链管理的达方电子公司的采购管理研究
外文题目:
LogisticsMaketheWorldGoRound
译文题目:
物流推动世界运转
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LogisticsMaketheWorldGoRound
Duringapaneldiscussiontitled,"Logistics:
BridgetoGlobalProsperity,"attheJune8-9WhartonGlobalForuminIstanbul,moderatorGeorgeDaydescribedlogisticsas"theconnectivetissuethatmakestheglobaleconomywork."Logistics,hesaid,canbe"ahugesourceofcompetitiveadvantageandhelpexpandandlaunchnewbusinessmodels."Combinedwithinformationtechnology,headded,logisticscan"dramaticallyextendthegeographicreachofbothlargeandsmallorganizations."Toexploretheever-expandingroleoflogistics,DaywasjoinedonthepanelbyMichelAkavi,CEOofDHLWorldwideExpress,MiddleEast,MirzanbinMahathir,executivechairmanandpresidentofMalaysia-basedKonsortiumLogistiksBerhad,andYavuzCizmeci,chairmanofTurkey'sACTAirlines.
"Logisticsismovingtherightproductintherightquantitiestotherightplaceattherighttime,"statedDay,aWhartonmarketingprofessorwhohasstudiedperformance-basedlogisticsinsuchcompaniesasCiscoSystemsandGeneralElectric."Thereallygoodsupplychainshavesignificantlylowercosts,lowerinventoryandbettercustomerservice.ConsiderCisco.Itsafter-salesservicegroupisa$4billionbusinessanddelivers720,000sparepartstothecompany'svariousmanufacturingfacilities.Logisticsservicesincludecustomers,fieldengineers,andfulfillment,distributionandmaterialsrepaircenters."Themoreeffectivelyyoumanagelogistics,themoreeffectivelyyoutakeuncertaintyoutofthesystem,"hesaid.
EightTrendsinLogistics
PanelistMichelAkavitoldtheaudiencethatwhenheaskedaconferenceorganizerwherethepanelwastakingplace,sherepliedthatpeoplewouldbe"arrivingalittlelateandabitslowly.Isaid,'Great.Theyneedalogisticssessiontowakethemup.'"
Akaviprovidedthatwake-upcallwithadiscussionofwhatheseesaseighttrendsthatcurrentlyaffectlogistics.Thefirstisthe"explosion"ofglobaltradeandglobalproductionduetothe"thetopplingoftheoldpoliticalorder,especiallythefallofcommunism.Inaddition,customsbarriershavefallen,especiallyinEurope,andthereisgreatertradebetweenthecontinent'seasternandwesternparts.AkavialsocitedNAFTA(NorthAmericaFreeTradeAgreement),MERCOSUR(theSouthAmericanFreeTradePact),theWorldTradeOrganization,andGATT(GeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade)ascreatinga"waveofinternationaltrade.Themorethishappens,themorethereisaneedforlogistics."
LookattheInternet,henoted.Beingadoor-to-doordocumentdeliverycompany,"wewerescaredoftheInternet.Butfortunately,documentsstillneedtobesigned,sealedandstamped....WehopeTurkeywillnotadoptthebadhabitofelectronicsignatureswhenitjoinstheEU,"hesaidwithasmile,addingthat"goodsdonottravelelectronically,thankgoodness."ThemorepeopleusetheInternet,themorebusinessthereis,theheavierthepackagesareandthegreatertheneedforletterstomovearoundtheworld.
Thesecondtrendisthetransitiontoapost-industrialsociety,Akavisaid."Wehaveastagnatingpopulationinwesterncountries;theaverageageisincreasing,moremoneyisspentoncommunicationandhealth,andlessisspentonmassproducedproducts.Thetrendistomoreindividualtransientnichegoodscombinedwithservices."Thatmeansagreatervarietyofgoodsneedstobetransported,inmorespecializedways,directlytousers/consumers."Sothelogisticsindustrymustspecializeinniches,suchasthetextileindustrywhoseplayersneedtobeveryresponsivetofashiontrends.Youcannotproduceamillionproductsinoneplaceatonetime.Youhavetoproducethemquickly,"oftenindifferentpartsoftheworld.
Thethirdtrendisthatwenowliveinan"on-demandworld,Akavisaid."Weareatime-is-moneysociety.Wearemovingtotime-basedcompetition.Speedisalmostmoreimportantthanacheapprice.Youseethatinmicroelectronics,withchipsandgameconsuls.WithPCsandphones,thetermusedis'agility'--theabilitytogettothemarketfirst.Demandischangingthelogisticsworld."
Thefourthtrendisagrowingenvironmentalsensibility.Peoplenowask:
"Howcanwetransportless,moreefficiently,andhowcanwedomorerecycling,"Akavisaid."InEurope,weseethatthetrucksonhighwaysaregettingmorerestricted.Austriaisbanningsometrucktrafficonweekends.Railsarebeingusedmoreoftentotransportgoodsbecauselessenergyisused.Thereisalsomoreconcernaboutnoisyplanes.WehadtochangeourfleetinBrusselstoquieterplanes,andwearemovingtheBrusselshubtoLeipzig,Germany,anareawheretherearelesspeople.Environmentalconcernsareshapingtheindustry."
Thefifthtrendisthe"rediscoveryofstructuralprocessorganization,"basedongreaterefficiencyandbetterorganization,andthesixthtrendisthe"deregulationandprivatizationofpublicservicesincommunicationandtransport.Weareagoodexample,"saidAkavi.DeutschePost,whichownsDHL,"usedtobeasleepyinefficientpostalsystemforGermany.Afteritwasprivatizedandmodernized,itstartedtobecomeprofitable.Thenitwonderedwhatitshoulddo;itcouldn'tjustsellstampsallitslife.Soitmovedfromapostalservicetoanintegratedlogisticsandtransportcompany."
Theseventhtrendisanorientationtowardshareholdervalue."Logisticsismovingtofocusoncorecompetencies.Wehaveseencompaniesdivestsotheycanconcentrateontheircorebusiness.Thereismoreoutsourcingofthetransportfunction,"whichhelpsthirdpartyproviderslikeDHLexpandandalsofuelsthegrowthofspecializedtransportlogisticscompanies.
Theeighthandlasttrend,accordingtoAkavi,isnewercommunicationstechnologies."WiththeInternet,youcanfindoutwhereyourshipmentisandcontactyourcallcenterifthepackageisstuck.Butnow,youcanalsousemobilephones[todothat].Trackingandtracingisbecomingmoreavailable.Ourcompanycantraceallshipmentsautomaticallyanddetectthosethatarestuckbeforetheclientrealizestheshipmenthasn'tarrived."TheRFID--radiofrequencyidentificationtags--technologyis"enormouslyimportantforoursector.WithoutRFID,itwouldbeveryhardtofindyourshipmentinourhugewarehouses.This[technology]willhaveagreatimpactinthecomingyears."
Singapore'sExample
MirzanbinMahathir,whodescribedhisKualaLumpur-basedcompany,KonsortiumLoistiksBerhad,assplitintologisticscomponentsandlogisticssolutions,echoedAkavi'scommentthatcompaniesareoutsourcingtheirlogisticsmoreandmoreinordertoconcentrateoncorecompetencies.Hewentontonotethat"thebridgetoglobalprosperityhastwolevels,"thecountrylevelandthecompanylevel.
Onthecountrylevel,"nationsmustdeveloptheirlogisticsinfrastructureinordertocompete.It'snotenoughtoattractmanufacturingifyoucan'tgetmanufacturedgoodtothemarketinanefficientway,"hesaid.Infrastructureincludesbuildingports,airports,roadsandbridgestomove,notjustgoods,butpeople.Airportsareespeciallycritical:
"IntheMiddleEasteveryoneisrealizingthatairportsareavitalpieceofinfrastructure"andmanyofthemarebeingbuilt,someclosetogether.
"Butthehardwareitselfisnotenough.Physicalinfrastructuredoesn'thelpifitisnotgoingtobeusedeffectively,"Mirzannoted.Threethingsareneeded:
informationtechnology,efficientphysicalmovementandareliablefinancialsystem."Indevelopingcountries,thesethreethingsneedtogohandinhand.Inafewplacesthishashappened,likeSingapore.Anditisimprovinginsomeoftheothercountriesaswell."
Inthelogisticsbusiness,Mirzanadded,goodsneedtobesentasdirectlyaspossibletothemarket,andtheyneedtoreachtheirdestinationontime.Yetvariousgovernmentobstaclescanhinderthatprocess,includingexcesspaperwork,burdensomeinspections,andcorruption."Iftheleadershipinanycountryweretolookatlogisticsandseeitsroleinbringingprosperitytoitspeople,theywouldhavetoaddresstheseareas."Somecountriesgetit,Mirzansaid;othersdon't.
Fromthecompanystandpoint,headded,somearestartingtolookatthemselvesaslogisticscompaniesevenwhentheyareproducingactualgoods;itisacompetitiveadvantage.Dell,hesuggested,"isactuallyalogisticscompanythathappenstobeinthebusinessofcomputers.Theyareveryefficientatdoingwhattheydo,butitismainlylogistics."
SoftwareSolutions
PanelistYavuzCizmeci,chairmanofACTAirlines,remindedtheaudiencethatIstanbulhashistoricallybeenalogisticalcrossroadsforcommerceandtrade,andthatTurkeyitselfispoisedtobealogisticscenterofthefuture.Thetrendnow,hesaid,isformanybigcompaniestoopenbranchesinTurkeyorbuycompaniesalreadythere,readytotakeadvantageofthecountry'sincreasingtrade,anditssea,truck,railwayandaircrafttransportationoptions.Spendingonlogistics,hesaid,shouldtakeoffinthenearfuture.
Duringaquestionandanswersession,Akaviwasaskedhowhiscompanyusessoftwaresolutionstooptimizeitslogistics,suchastruckloads."Softwareisnotlogistics'corebusiness,"hesaid."Whilethereisstillalotofsoftwaredevelopmenthappeninginhouse,weareworkingmoreandmorewithsoftwaredeveloperstofindsolutions....About6%to7%ofourrevenueisspentonITandanincreasingamountofitisoutsourced."
Anotheraudiencemembernotedthathehadalwaysperceivedthelogisticsfieldashavingeaseofentry,aslongasacompany
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