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1、本科毕业论文（设计）外文翻译原文：WarehousemanagementWarehousemanagementisfrequentlytreatedasanoperationalissue,itsstrategicimportancelargelyoverlooked.Butaspriceandqualitybecomeindistinguishablefromonecompanytoanotheranddistributioncostbecomesasignificantpartofaproduct’svalue,the
2、invisiblehandoflogisticsbecomesakeycompetitiveadvantage,andwarehouseoptimizationbecomescriticaltothelogisticschainfromsuppliertocustomer.Onehomefurnituremanufacturerrecognizedthestrategicnecessityofmaintainingeasyaccesstoitsfinishedproductsandwasabletoturnitsstrat
3、egicbusinesspurposeintotheoperationaldetailsofawarehouseoptimizationprocess.Thisarticledescribestheoptimizationjourneyofthis50-year-oldcompanyofnearly1,000employees.SituationBecauseithadnocentraldistributioncenter,thisfurnituremanufacturerandimporterwasoperating13
4、satellitewarehousesrangingfrom8,600squarefeetto100,000squarefeetwithina100-mileradius.Domesticallymanufacturedproductswerestoredattheproducingfacility’swarehouse.Intotal,eachwarehousewashandlingmorethan150incomingandoutgoingpiecesoffurnitureonadailybasis—bothdomes
5、ticallymanufacturedandimportedproductsfromsuppliersinAsiawereshippedtocustomers.Morethan100containerswerereceivedfromsuppliersthroughafreightforwarderusingmultipleoceancarriers.Whatwastheresultofallthisactivity?First,thecompanysufferedfromreducedthroughputduetospl
6、it,partial,andwrongshipments.Shippingbecameamajorchallengeandalargepartofthecorporateoverhead.Aspecialtrafficdepartmentwascreatedtoconsolidateshipments,routetrucks,andschedulepickupsatdifferentlocations.Splitorpartialshipmentsthatwereunnecessaryandunrequestedoccur
7、redfrequently.Second,operatingcostsroseduetothreefactors:•Handlingdamage.Unnecessaryproductmoveswerecreatingmajordamages,whichwerehavingasignificantimpactonthecompany’sfinancialsituation.Customerreturnsandallowanceshadreached10percentofnetsales.Alargenumberofpiece
8、swereputonholdandcouldnotbeshippedduetointernallyinflicteddamage,delayingcustomerorderfulfillmentandincreasingrepaircosts.•Exceptioncharges.Demurrageand
