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1、外文翻译原文Third-partylogisticsMaterialSource:WORDTRADEJULY2005Author:LaraLSowinskiThird-partylogisticsprovidersareatthetopoftheirgame.Thedemandfortheirserviceshasneverbeengreater,thankstoongoingglobalizationandtheneedforcompaniestomanageincreasinglycomplexsupplychains.The3PLshavealotmoretooffertooa
2、ndthey'removingquicklyuptheircustomers'valuechainswithserviceslikesecurityconsultingandpurchaseordermanagement.Thegrowthinthe3PLindustrymimicsthatofmostindustrylifecycles,observesJerryLev),vicepresidentofmarketingforBAXGlobal.”WhentheWLindustrystartedaround1990,weallwentafterthelowhangingfruit.
3、Thatis,theobviousnon-coreactivitiesofwarehousing,transportation,basiccustomsclearanceactivities,transportationmanagement,anddocumentation."Today's3PLsaremuchmorerobustandtypicallyplayamoresignificantrolethanpreviously,hesays.Anymore,the3PL"reallyneedstohaveacross-functionalpresence"insidethecus
4、tomer'sbusiness."Itusedtobetheirpresencewaslimitedtothetransportationandlogisticsdepartment.Now,you'refinding3PLsinpurchaseordermanagementandsuppliermanagement,forexample.Youneedtohaveapresenceinthemarketingdepartment,theoperationsdepartment,andtheFinancedepartmentifyouwanttomoveupthevaluechain
5、.Youhavetounderstandyourcustomer'sneedsandhotbuttons.butifyoustayjustinthetransportationandlogisticsareayou'renevergoingtounderstandthoseothercommercialneeds."Levyalsosaysit'simportantfor3PLstohave"leadingedgesystemsandWeb-basedinformationexchangecapabilities."Hesaysthatinthelate1990s,companies
6、spentalotofmoneyonsoftwarevendors'ERPsystemsandtransportationmodulesthenexpectedthe3PLtointerfacewiththosesystems.However,"Companiesspentalotofmoneyofthesesystemsandtheyhaven'tgottentheROItheyanticipated.Now,we'reseeingquiteatechnology'off-loadfromcorporations,manufacturers,andretailers.They're
7、sayingtothe3PLs,'Look,youstartprovidingthatinformationtous.Iwanttobeabletoaccesstransportationperformance,statistics,suppliercompliance,andIwantyoutobeabletodothatforme,Web-based,soIcanjustgointoyoursystemandpullthatinformationbec
