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-cyclesshortenandglobaleconomicandcompetitiveforcescreateaddition

2、aluncertainty.Theriskattachedtolengthyandslow-movinglogistics‘pipelines’hasbecomeunsustainable,forcingorganizationstolookagainathowtheirsupplychainsarestructuredandmanaged.Thispapersuggeststhatthekeytosurvivalinthesechangedconditionsisthrough‘agility’,inparticularb

3、ythecreationofresponsivesupplychains.Theimportanceoftimeasacompetitiveweaponhasbeenrecognizedforsometime.Theabilitytobeabletomeetthedemandsofcustomersforever-shorterdeliverytimesandtoensurethatsupplycanbesynchronizedtomeetthepeaksandtroughsofdemandisclearlyofcritic

4、alimportanceinthiseraof‘time-basedcompetition.Tobecomemoreresponsivetotheneedsofthemarketrequiresmorethanspeed,italsorequiresahighlevelofmaneuverabilitythattodayhascometobetermedagility.WhatisAgility?Agilityisabusiness-widecapabilitythatembracesorganizationalstruct

5、ures,information，systems,logisticsprocessesand,inparticular,mindsets.Akeycharacteristicofanagileorganizationisflexibility.Indeedtheoriginsofagilityasabusinessconceptliesinflexiblemanufacturingsystems(FMS).Initiallyitwasthoughtthattheroutetomanufacturingflexibilityw

6、asthroughautomationtoenablerapidchangeandthusagreaterresponsivenesstochangesinproductmixorvolume.Laterthisideaofmanufacturingflexibilitywasextendedintothewiderbusinesscontextandtheconceptofagilityasanorganizationalorientationwasborn.Agilityshouldnotbeconfusedwith‘l

7、eanness’.Leanisaboutdoingmorewithless.Thetermisoftenusedinconnectionwithleanmanufacturingtoimplya‘zeroinventory’,just-in-timeapproach.Paradoxically,manycompaniesthathaveadoptedleanmanufacturingasabusinesspracticeareanythingbutagileintheirsupplychain.Thecarindustryi

8、nmanywaysillustratesthisconundrum.TheoriginsofleanmanufacturingcanbetracedtotheToyotaProductionSystem(TPS),withitsfocusonthereductionandeliminati