敏捷供应链-多变的市场竞争【外文翻译】

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1、毕业论文（设计）外文翻译外文原文TheAgileSupplyChain:CompetinginVolatileMarketsIndustrialMarketingManagement,Vol29.2000MartinChristopherCranfieldSchoolofManagement,UKTurbulentandvolatilemarketsarebecomingthenormaslife-cyclesshortenandglobaleconomicandcompetitiveforcescreateadditionalu

2、ncertainty.Theriskattachedtolengthyandslow-movinglogistics‘pipelines’hasbecomeunsustainable,forcingorganizationstolookagainathowtheirsupplychainsarestructuredandmanaged.Thispapersuggeststhatthekeytosurvivalinthesechangedconditionsisthrough‘agility’,inparticularbythecr

3、eationofresponsivesupplychains.Theimportanceoftimeasacompetitiveweaponhasbeenrecognizedforsometime.Theabilitytobeabletomeetthedemandsofcustomersforever-shorterdeliverytimesandtoensurethatsupplycanbesynchronizedtomeetthepeaksandtroughsofdemandisclearlyofcriticalimporta

4、nceinthiseraof‘time-basedcompetition.Tobecomemoreresponsivetotheneedsofthemarketrequiresmorethanspeed,italsorequiresahighlevelofmaneuverabilitythattodayhascometobetermedagility.WhatisAgility?Agilityisabusiness-widecapabilitythatembracesorganizationalstructures,informa

5、tion，systems,logisticsprocessesand,inparticular,mindsets.Akeycharacteristicofanagileorganizationisflexibility.Indeedtheoriginsofagilityasabusinessconceptliesinflexiblemanufacturingsystems(FMS).Initiallyitwasthoughtthattheroutetomanufacturingflexibilitywasthroughautoma

6、tiontoenablerapidchangeandthusagreaterresponsivenesstochangesinproductmixorvolume.Laterthisideaofmanufacturingflexibilitywasextendedintothewiderbusinesscontextandtheconceptofagilityasanorganizationalorientationwasborn.Agilityshouldnotbeconfusedwith‘leanness’.Leanisabo

7、utdoingmorewithless.Thetermisoftenusedinconnectionwithleanmanufacturingtoimplya‘zeroinventory’,just-in-timeapproach.Paradoxically,manycompaniesthathaveadoptedleanmanufacturingasabusinesspracticeareanythingbutagileintheirsupplychain.Thecarindustryinmanywaysillustratest

8、hisconundrum.TheoriginsofleanmanufacturingcanbetracedtotheToyotaProductionSystem(TPS),withitsfocusonthereductionandeliminati