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1、外文翻译TheRiseofthe4PLMaterialSource:WorldTradeAuthor:Dutton,GailIttakesmorethanstrategytoimplementsupplychainoptimization.Leadlogisticsproviders---logisticsproviderswhomanageotherlogisticsproviders---arethegeneralcontractorsofthelogisticsworld.Youdon'talwaysneeda
2、4PL,butwhenlogsticsbecomeoverlycomplexortooexpensiveoranon-corecompetencytoshed.,the4PLfunctioncanbringdepthanduniqueexpertisetoprocess.And,ascompaniesstruggletofindanewfiscalequilibriuminthedownturn,there'sagoodvaluepropositionforconsolidatingthemanagementofth
3、atprocessinthehandsofa4PL.Intoday'sconstrainedeconomy,asseniormanagementincreasinglyeyessupplychainoperationsasakeyenterprisedriver,shippersareturningto4PLstofindmorecreativewaystoaccomplishtheirgoals.Optimizingthesupplychainisacommonfirststep,buttheircontinued
4、valueliesinmanagingrelationshipsandinfrastructure,standardizingmetricsforreportingandanalysis,andpushinginnovationthroughbestpractices.“4PLstakeapurelycollaborativeapproach.”explainsEricBond,presidentofthe3PLMachlGlobalServices.Therearemillionsofgreatideaswasti
5、ngawayinconsultants’PowerPointpresentationsbecausethecompanywastoobusytodofurtheranalysisordidn'thavethefundstoimplementthem.4PLs,however,havethecapabilitiestoidentifythemosteffectiveofthoseideasandimplementthem.DieboldIncorporatedneededsuchexpertisewhenittooki
6、tsATMs,vaults,securitysystemsandotherbankingproductsinternationalafewyearsago,“Weexpandedveryquicklyintomorethan60countriesverysuccessfully,butwithoutalotofsupplychainoptimization,”recallsChrisKushaul,directorofgloballogistics.Onenotablecomponentthatwasn'tscale
7、dtotheexpansionwaslogistics.Initially,Dieboldworkedthrough3PLs.Butthenumberofrelationshipstheycouldmanagewithasmallthree-personlogisticsdepartmentwasunder-standablylimited.Eventually,DieboldcontractedwithMenoLogisticstoactastheirleadlogisticsprovider.Thisarrang
8、ementenabledDieboldtoleverageMenlo'ssystem,skillsetandspeedtomanagealargernumberof3PLs.Asanotherbenefit,Kushaulsaysthe4PLhadmoreresourcesandcontactsthatlethimchoosefromamong
