物流服务供应商竞争力的来源：基于英国工业视角【外文翻译】

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1、外文翻译原文Sourcesofcompetitivenessforlogisticsserviceproviders:aUKindustryperspectiveMaterialSource:http://springer.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn/Author:GrantY.FengLogisticsserviceproviders(LSPs)arefacingmajorchallengestoremaincompetitivewithincreasingglobalization,theadventofthenetworkedeconomy,great

2、ercustomizationofproductsandservices,morefrequentmergersandacquisitions,thedevelopmentofE-commerceandtighteningenvironmentalcontrols.Totallogisticsexpenditureisrisingandanincreasingproportionofthisspendisbeingusedtopayforoutsourcedservices,thusexpandingthemarketforthird-partylogisticsser

3、vices.ButthoseadditionalopportunitiesarealsomakingitmoredifficultforLSPstodecidewheretopositionthemselvestomaximizefuturegrowthopportunities.Partlyasaresultofthehugegrowthoflogisticsoutsourcingoverthepasttwodecades,LSPshavebecomeindispensableinhelpingcompaniesmanagetheirtransportandwareh

4、ousingoperations.Theyareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinthesupplychain.AssurveyedbyLoebandBents,80%ofFortune500companieswereusingLSPsin2004.LSPscanhelpacompanysecureacompetitiveedgethroughcostsavings,customerserviceimprovementsandgreaterfocusingonthecorebusiness.Beyondtheirpotentiali

5、mpactonthe‘‘bottomlines’’oftheirimmediatecustomers,LSPsmayimprovetheperformanceofentiresupplychains.ThepressuresonLSPstosurviveandtheirstrugglestogaincompetitiveadvantageovertheircompetitorsarecontinuouslyincreasing:customers’requirementsforhigherlevelsofcomplexityandsophisticationarecau

6、singLSPstorethinkwhattheymust.SomeLSPsareadaptingmoreeffectivelythanotherstothesepressuresandwillsurvive,whileothersarefailingtosafeguardtheircompetitivepositionandmaygooutofbusiness.Thequestionofwhatitisthatallowssomecompaniestooutperformothershasbeentheprimaryconcernforresearchinforthe

7、academicfieldof(general)StrategicManagement.Inthispaper,thequestionshouldbeansweredforthespecificsituationoftoday’sLSPmarket.Isitprimarilytheexogenousfactorsofthecompetitivesituationandthecharacteristicsofthebroaderbusinessenvironmentthatarethemaindeterminantsofcompetitiv