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1、外文翻译TheRiseofthe4PLMaterialSource:WorldTradeAuthor:Dutton,GailIttakesmorethanstrategytoimplementsupplychainoptimization.Leadlogisticsproviders---logisticsproviderswhomanageotherlogisticsproviders---arethegeneralcontractorsofthelogisticsworld.Youdon'talwaysneeda4
2、PL,butwhenlogsticsbecomeoverlycomplexortooexpensiveoranon-corecompetencytoshed.,the4PLfunctioncanbringdepthanduniqueexpertisetoprocess.And,ascompaniesstruggletofindanewfiscalequilibriuminthedownturn,there'sagoodvaluepropositionforconsolidatingthemanagementofthat
3、processinthehandsofa4PL.Intoday'sconstrainedeconomy,asseniormanagementincreasinglyeyessupplychainoperationsasakeyenterprisedriver,shippersareturningto4PLstofindmorecreativewaystoaccomplishtheirgoals.Optimizingthesupplychainisacommonfirststep,buttheircontinuedval
4、ueliesinmanagingrelationshipsandinfrastructure,standardizingmetricsforreportingandanalysis,andpushinginnovationthroughbestpractices.“4PLstakeapurelycollaborativeapproach.”explainsEricBond,presidentofthe3PLMachlGlobalServices.Therearemillionsofgreatideaswastingaw
5、ayinconsultants’PowerPointpresentationsbecausethecompanywastoobusytodofurtheranalysisordidn'thavethefundstoimplementthem.4PLs,however,havethecapabilitiestoidentifythemosteffectiveofthoseideasandimplementthem.DieboldIncorporatedneededsuchexpertisewhenittookitsATM
6、s,vaults,securitysystemsandotherbankingproductsinternationalafewyearsago,“Weexpandedveryquicklyintomorethan60countriesverysuccessfully,butwithoutalotofsupplychainoptimization,”recallsChrisKushaul,directorofgloballogistics.Onenotablecomponentthatwasn'tscaledtothe
7、expansionwaslogistics.Initially,Dieboldworkedthrough3PLs.Butthenumberofrelationshipstheycouldmanagewithasmallthree-personlogisticsdepartmentwasunder-standablylimited.Eventually,DieboldcontractedwithMenoLogisticstoactastheirleadlogisticsprovider.Thisarrangementen
8、abledDieboldtoleverageMenlo'ssystem,skillsetandspeedtomanagealargernumberof3PLs.Asanotherbenefit,Kushaulsaysthe4PLhadmoreresourcesandcontactsthatlethimchoosefromamong
