第三方物流成本中英文对照外文翻译文献
物流配送中心外文文献原稿和译文
外文文献原稿和译文原稿logistics distribution center location factors:(1) the goods distribution and quantity. This is the distribution center and distribution of the object, such as goods source and the future of distribution, history and current and future forecast and development, etc. Distribution center should as far as possible and producer form in the area and distribution short optimization. The quantity of goods is along with the growth of the size distribution and constant growth. Goods higher growth rate, the more demand distribution center location is reasonable and reducing conveying process unnecessary waste.(2) transportation conditions. The location of logistics distribution center should be close to the transportation hub, and to form the logistics distribution center in the process of a proper nodes. In the conditional, distribution center should be as close to the railway station, port and highway.(3) land conditions. Logistics distribution center covers an area of land in increasingly expensive problem today is more and more important. Is the use of the existing land or land again? Land price? Whether to conform to the requirements of the plan for the government, and so on, in the construction distribution center have considered.(4) commodities flow. Enterprise production of consumer goods as the population shift and change, should according to enterprise's better distribution system positioning. Meanwhile, industrial products market will transfer change, in order to determine the raw materials and semi-finished products of commodities such as change of flow in the location of logistics distribution center should be considered when the flow of the specific conditions of the relevant goods.(5) other factors. Such as labor, transportation and service convenience degree, investment restrictions, etc.How to reduce logistics cost,enhance the adaptive capacity and strain capacity of distribution center is a key research question of agricultural product logistics distribution center.At present,most of the research on logistics cost concentrates off theoretical analysis of direct factors of logistics cost, and solves the problem of over-high logistics Cost mainly by direct channel solution.This research stresses on the view of how to loeate distribution center, analyzes the influence of locating distribution center on logistics cost.and finds one kind of simple and easy location method by carrying on the location analysis of distribution center through computer modeling and the application of Exeel.So the location of agricultural product logistics distribution center can be achieved scientifically and reasonably, which will attain the goal of reducing logistics cost, and have a decision.making support function to the logisties facilities and planning of agricultural product.The agricultural product logistics distribution center deals with dozens and even hundreds of clients every day, and transactions are made in high-frequency. If the distribution center is far away from other distribution points,the moving and transporting of materials and the collecting of operational data is inconvenient and costly. costly.The modernization of agricultural product logistics s distribution center is a complex engineering system,not only involves logistics technology, information technology, but also logistics management ideas and its methods,in particular the specifying of strategic location and business model is essential for the constructing of distribution center. How to reduce logistics cost,enhance the adaptive capacity and strain capacity of distribution center is a key research question of agricultural product logistics distribution center. The so—called logistics costs refers to the expenditure summation of manpower, material and financial resources in the moving process of the goods.such as loading and unloading,conveying,transport,storage,circulating,processing, information processing and other segments. In a word。
第三方物流外文文献(原文与翻译)
我国第三方物流中存在的问题、原因及战略选择【摘要】我国物流业发展刚刚起步,第三方物流的理论和实践等方面都比较薄弱。
本文指出我国第三方物流存在的问题在于国内外第三方物流企业差距、物流效率不高、缺乏系统性管理、物流平台构筑滞后、物流管理观念落后等。
分析了产生上述问题的原因,并提出了精益物流、中小型第三方物流企业价值链联盟、大型第三方物流企业虚拟化战略等三种可供选择的第三方物流企业发展战略。
【关键词】第三方物流;精益物流战略;价值链联盟;虚拟化战略1引言长期以来,我国国内企业对采购、运输、仓储、代理、包装、加工、配送等环节控制能力不强,在“采购黑洞”、“物流陷井”中造成的损失浪费难以计算。
因此,对第三方物流的研究,对于促进我国经济整体效益的提高有着非常重要的理论和实践意义。
本文试图对我国策三方物流存在的问题及原因进行分析探讨,并提出第三方物流几种可行的战略选择。
物流的定义在完成商业交易之后,物流将以最低成本和最高效益的方式执行将商品从供应商(卖方)流转到顾客(买方)的过程。
这就是物流的定义。
在物流过程中,既需要诸如物流设施和设备(物流运输工具等)的硬件,也需要对物流实施信息化管理进行物流标准化。
此外,政府和物流组织的支持也不可或缺。
物流的三大主要功能(1)创造时间价值:同种商品因所处时间的不同而有着不同的价值。
在商品流转过程中,往往会处于某种停滞的状态,物流的专业术语就称之为储存。
储存创造了商品的时间价值。
(2)创造场所价值: 同种商品因所处位置的不同而有着不同的价值。
这种因商品流转过程中而产生的附加增值称之为物流的场所价值。
(3) 同配送加工价值:有时,物流活动也能创造配送加工价值,这种物流加工主要改变商品的长度、厚度和包装形态。
物流中经常提到的“分割成更小的部分”就是配送加工中最为常见的形式。
大多数物流加工都能创造商品的附加价值。
2.物流作为新兴的商务领域,经历了从传统物流向现代物流发展的两个阶段。
外文翻译--第三方物流企业的作业成本法
外文翻译--第三方物流企业的作业成本法本科毕业论文(设计)外文翻译外文出处 International Advances in Economic Research, 2001,7 1 : 133-146.外文作者 Carles Gríful-Miquela原文:Activity-Based Costing Methodology for Third-Party Logistics CompaniesThis paper will analyze the main costs that third-party logistics companies are facing and develops an activity-based costing methodology useful for this kind of company. It will examine the most important activities carried out by third-party distributors in both warehousing and transporting activities. However, the focus is mainly on the activity of distributing the product to the final receiver when this final receiver is not the customer of the third-party logistics company.IntroductionIn the last decade, development of third-party logistics companies has been very important. There are several reasons for such development, the most important being the trend to concentrate in the core businessby manufacturing companies and new technological advances, In this context, conventional approaches to costing might generate distorted information, This can result in making wrong decisions. When companies realize this potential danger, the use of activity-based costing ABC methodologies increases within third-party logistics.Costing Methodology: Definition of the Cost Model and Critique of the Conventional ApproachDefinition of the Cost ModelIt is first necessary to define what a cost model is. This can be done through analysis of the main functions that any cost model should perform [Kaplan and Cooper, 1998]:1 valuation of inventory and measurement of the cost of goods and services sold for financial purposes;2 estimation of the cost of activities, products, services, and customers; and3 provide economic feedback to managers and staff in general about process efficiency.From this definition, a cost model might be analyzed as the tool that companies use in order to have a proper understanding about the cost to run their businesses. One of the purposes of a cost model is to gather and analyze data generated in the company in order to gain useful information for making decisions. Therefore, the usefulness of a costmodel may be evaluated depending on its capacity to generate the right information to make the right managerial decisions.Evolution of Cost ModelsThe evolution of cost systems has not been a linear and continuous process [Johnson and Kaplan, 1987]. Indeed, by the 1920s, companies had developed almost all the management accounting procedures that have been used up to the present day. Furthermore, between 1925 and 1980, virtually no new ideas have affected the design and use of cost management systems. The same concepts always appear: break-even analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, direct costing, and fixed and variable cost estimates. The idea that conventional accounts are only finance oriented and simply describe historical inputs is shared among other authors of costing methodology [Bellis- Jones and Develin, 1995].Problems with Conventional ApproachesAs a result of the described evolution of cost models, the situation at the beginning of the 1980s was that the actual management accounting systems provided few benefits to organizations. Normally, the reported information not only inhibited good decision making by managers, but actually encouraged bad decisions [Johnson and Kaplan, 1987]. The main reason was the use of an obsolete tool in an extremely different and more complex and competitive environment.The main problem that conventional cost models faced was theallocation of overhead by products on the basis of either direct labor or machine hour content in the manufacturing environment. This problem was growing at the same time that direct labor and machine hour contents of many products and services fell, while overhead costs increased. Conventional costing ignores important differences between products and services, markets and customers, which incur different overhead costs. This was the starting point in carefully analyzing the conventional cost models and in criticizing them because of their uselessness in accurately explaining the cost of products. Lately, the fact that the same issues apply to the service sector has been noticed.Traditional methods of cost accounting showed some other weaknesses [Bellis-Jones and Develin, 1995]. That is, companies do not know whether their products or services are profitable and they cannot distinguish profitable from unprofitable customers. In addition, traditional methods focus on the short term at the expense of the long term.A Description of ABC MethodologyThe problems that conventional costing methodologies raised were the main reason for developing a new theoretical approach to this subject. Johnson and Kaplan are considered the inventors of ABC, although they do not use this terminology at the beginning of their studies [Johnson and Kaplan, 1987]. The first time the concept of ABC appears is in a later article [Cooper and Kaplan, 1988]. The analysis of cost and profitabilityof individual products, services, and customers represents a critical issue that companies were concerned with and one where ABC tries to help. The primary focus was to ask what is important for the organization, and what information is needed for management planning and control functions. Finally, useful information for managerial purposes should not be extracted only from a system designed primarily to satisfy external reporting and auditing requirements financial information . It is necessary to design systems consistent with the technology of the organization, its product strategy, and its organizational structure.Definition of ABCIn literature there are several definitions of ABC. The definition here shows the ABC philosophy [Hicks, 1992] briefly and clearly: "Activity-based costing is a cost accounting concept based on the premise that products and/or services require an organization to perform activities and that those activities require an organization to incur costs. In activity-based costing, systems are designed so that any costs that cannot be attributed directly to a product, flow into the activities that make them necessary. The cost of each activity then flows to the product s that make the activity necessary based on their respective consumption of that activity."Main Differences Between Conventional Cost Models and ABCThe most important difference between conventional cost models andABC is the treatment of non-volume-related overhead costs. The use of direct labor-based overhead allocation methods were appropriate in the past when direct labor was the principal component of manufacturing cost, but not today. In the ABC approach, many overheads are related to specific activities to avoid distortions in product and service costs.Another difference is the treatment of unused capacity. ABC describes resources that are used by activities, but conventional accounts describe resources that are supplied. The difference between the two is excess capacity. If excess capacity is allocated to products, services, or customers, there is risk of a "dead spiral," as defined by Bellis-Jones and Develin [1995]. This means that the company should be aware of which costs their customers really generate and not allocate the excess of capacity to avoid the risk of overpricing its products or services.Advantages and Benefits of the ABC ApproachSeveral authors have described the main advantages and benefits of using ABC [Innes and Mitchell, 1990; Bellis-Jones and Develin, 1995; Malmi, 1997]. The most important are as follows:1 ABC provides more accurate product and service costing, particularly where non- volume-related overheads are significant.2 By using ABC, it is possible to analyze costs by areas of managerial responsibility and customers. ABC helps to recognize the way in which customers directly affect the cost structure of the business and thereforehelps to analyze customer profitability.3 ABC provides a better understanding of cost behavior as well as identifying the costs of complexity, variety, and change inherent in both the kind of service offered and customer-specific requirements.4 ABC focuses on the activities that add value, which are those activities that create value from the customer's point of view. On the other hand, the company should focus on those non-value-added activities and try to eliminate them, although some of the non-value-added activities are necessary to enable value-adding activities to occur.5 ABC is useful in performing capacity analysis. ABC measures the costs of resources used rather than the costs of resources supplied, the difference being excess capacity. It would be wrong to allocate unused capacity to the customers. To perform this analysis, the use of practical capacity is suggested, which means the capacity reflecting the imum level at which the organization can operate efficiently.6 ABC reduces uncertainty and provides a more solid basis for strategic decisions. Therefore, the success of ABC might not depend only on the results of the analysis, but on its ability to provide a correct diagnosis of the company's situation.Disadvantages and Problems of the ABC ApproachThe disadvantages extracted from a study based on the answers of several companies after one year of using ABC [Cobb et al., 1992] regardedthe amount of work involved, difficulties in collecting accurate data, and the fact that cost management was difficult because several activities cross department boundaries. Additionally, implementation is very time consuming, requiring not only gathering and processing of data, but also interpreting the results. Even though all of the former problems have been overcome with the development of ABC methodology and the increase in using ABC models by companies in different manufacturing and service industries, it is always necessary to be aware of these problems when developing such a model.ABC for LogisticsEven though literature mentions that ABC applies to all types of business organizations in the service industry, including warehousing and distribution providers [Hicks, 1992], the author could not specifically find the case of a third-party logistics provider as far as the transport operations are concerned. The main issue is to properly allocate the transport operations costs to the consignors, which are the real customers of the company.4 Furthermore, in the literature about transportation costs [Sussams, 1992], the customer is always the final consignee, and the costs are always an external variable.In recent years and because of the increasing importance of logistics costs within companies, the first studies analyzing the utility of the activity-based approach on logistics were undertaken [Pohlen and LaLonde,1994; LaLonde and Ginter, 1996; LaLonde and Pohlen, 1996]. The main benefits and difficulties related to the implementation of ABC for logistics departments are almost the same as those described earlier.Analysis of OverheadsThe analysis of overheads is the least obvious and the most complicated to perform. Normally, overheads are related to several activities or nonactivities , and it is necessary to carry out in-depth studies during long periods of time in order to find out the right links between overheads and products, services, or customers. For this reason, the recommendation is to be as accurate as possible in order to link overheads with consignors, avoiding the traditional approach to link, in the first instance, overheads with activities. This is very important when there is an important lack of time for developing such a costing methodology, despite the fact that this is not a pure ABC approach. The need to cope with overheads appears on both the warehouse and transport side of the model.ConclusionIt is very difficult and not always recommended to develop a pure ABC model because the particular characteristics of a single third-party logistics company entailed the use of slightly different ways to allocate several costs in some instances, which a purely ABC approach would not be able to do. Despite this fact, the final model for both sides of thethird-party company operations warehouse and transport operations has been mainly described by taking ABC analysis into account. Only when ABC does not present an answer to a specific problem should another way be considered to allocate the costs.It is recommended that such a model should be developed by using a spreadsheet because it fulfills the needs of the company, it is a very powerful tool, and it is also very user-friendly. Furthermore, the model developed may be capable of performing what-if analysis in order to simulate actual or potential situations the third-party company might face. These what-if analyses may be used in different ways such as in the analysis of potential consignors, in the requirement of different service levels by the current consignors, and to perform the analysis of structural changes in the third-party logistics company.Finally, note that the costs of the model should not exceed its benefits. In other words, it is necessary to cope with the trade-off between a model that is so simple that it fails toprovide enough information to support the company's decisions and a model that is excessively costly to design, implement, and operate [Brimson, 1991]. This should always be taken into account, trying to achieve a happy medium between simplicity and excessive sophistication.Source: Carles Gríful-Miquela.Activity-based costing methodology for third-party logistics companies[J].International Advances inEconomic Research, 2001,7 1 : 133-146.译文:第三方物流作业成本法本文将分析第三方物流面临并。
物流外文文献翻译(DOC)
外文文献原稿和译文原稿Logistics from the English word "logistics", the original intent of the military logistics support, in the second side after World War II has been widely used in the economic field. Logistics Management Association of the United States is defined as the logistics, "Logistics is to meet the needs of consumers of raw materials, intermediate products, final products and related information to the consumer from the beginning to the effective flow and storage, implementation and control of the process of . "Logistics consists of four key components: the real flow, real storage, and management to coordinate the flow of information. The primary function of logistics is to create time and space effectiveness of the effectiveness of the main ways to overcome the space through the storage distance.Third-party logistics in the logistics channel services provided by brokers, middlemen in the form of the contract within a certain period of time required to provide logistics services in whole or in part. Is a third-party logistics companies for the external customer management, control and operation of the provision of logistics services company.According to statistics, currently used in Europe the proportion of third-party logistics services for 76 percent, the United States is about 58%, and the demand is still growing; 24 percent in Europe and the United States 33% of non-third-party logistics service users are actively considering the use of third-party logistics services. As a third-party logistics to improve the speed of material flow, warehousing costs and financial savings in the cost effective means of passers-by, has become increasingly attracted great attention.First, the advantages of using a third-party logisticsThe use of third-party logistics enterprises can yield many benefits, mainly reflected in:1, focus on core businessManufacturers can use a third-party logistics companies to achieve optimal distribution of resources, limited human and financial resources to concentrate on their core energy, to focus on the development of basic skills, develop new products in the world competition, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.2, cost-savingProfessional use of third-party logistics providers, the professional advantages of mass production and cost advantages, by providing the link capacity utilization to achieve cost savings, so that enterprises can benefit from the separation of the cost structure. Manufacturing enterprises with the expansion of marketing services to participate in any degree of depth, would give rise to a substantial increase in costs, only the use of professional services provided by public services, in order to minimize additional losses. University of Tennessee in accordance with the United States, United Kingdom and the United States EXEL company EMST & YOUNG consulting firm co-organized a survey: a lot of cargo that enable them to use third-party logistics logistics costs declined by an average of 1.18 percent, the average flow of goods from 7.1 days to 3.9 days, stock 8.2% lower.3, reduction of inventoryThird-party logistics service providers with well-planned logistics and timely delivery means, to minimize inventory, improve cash flow of the enterprise to achieve cost advantages.4, enhance the corporate imageThird-party logistics service providers and customers is a strategic partnership, the use of third-party logistics provider of comprehensive facilities and trained staff on the whole supply chain to achieve completecontrol, reducing the complexity of logistics, through their own networks to help improve customer service, not only to establish their own brand image, but also customers in the competition.Second, The purpose of the implementation of logistics managementThe purpose of the implementation of logistics management is to the lowest possible total cost of conditions to achieve the established level of customer service, or service advantages and seek cost advantages of a dynamic equilibrium, and thus create competitive enterprises in the strategic advantage. According to this goal, logistics management to solve the basic problem, simply put, is to the right products to fit the number and the right price at the right time and suitable sites available to customers.Logistics management systems that use methods to solve the problem. Modern Logistics normally be considered by the transport, storage, packaging, handling, processing in circulation, distribution and information constitute part of all. All have their own part of the original functions, interests and concepts. System approach is the use of modern management methods and modern technology so that all aspects of information sharing in general, all the links as an integrated system for organization and management, so that the system can be as low as possible under the conditions of the total cost, provided there Competitive advantage of customer service. Systems approach that the system is not the effectiveness of their various local links-effective simple sum. System means that, there's a certain aspects of the problem and want to all of the factors affecting the analysis and evaluation. From this idea of the logistics system is not simply the pursuit of their own in various areas of the lowest cost, because the logistics of the link between the benefits of mutual influence, the tendency of mutual constraints, there is the turn of the relationship between vulnerability. For example, too much emphasis on packaging materials savings, it could cause damage because of their easy to transport and handling costs increased. Therefore, the systemsapproach stresses the need to carry out the total cost analysis, and to avoid the second best effect and weigh the cost of the analysis, so as to achieve the lowest cost, while meeting the established level of customer se rvice purposes.Third, China's enterprises in the use of third-party logistics problems inWhile third-party logistics company has many advantages, but not many enterprises will be more outsourcing of the logistics business, the reasons boil down to:1, resistance to changeMany companies do not want the way through the logistics outsourcing efforts to change the current mode. In particular, some state-owned enterprises, we reflow will also mean that the dismissal of outsourcing a large number of employees, which the managers of state-owned enterprises would mean a very great risk.2, lack of awarenessFor third-party logistics enterprise's generally low level of awareness, lack of awareness of enterprise supply chain management in the enterprise of the great role in the competition.3, fear of losing controlAs a result of the implementation of supply chain companies in enhancing the competitiveness of the important role that many companies would rather have a small but complete logistics department and they do not prefer these functions will be handed over to others, the main reasons it is worried that if they lose the internal logistics capabilities, customers will be exchanges and over-reliance on other third-party logistics companies.4, the logistics outsourcing has its own complexitySupply chain logistics business and companies are usually other services, such as finance, marketing or production of integrated logistics outsourcing itself with complexity. On a number of practical business, including theintegration of transport and storage may lead to organizational, administrative and implementation problems. In addition, the company's internal information system integration features, making the logistics business to a third party logistics companies have become very difficult to operate.5, to measure the effect of logistics outsourcing by many factors Accurately measure the cost of information technology, logistics and human resources more difficult. It is difficult to determine the logistics outsourcing companies in the end be able to bring the cost of how many potential good things. In addition, all the uniqueness of the company's business and corporate supply chain operational capability, is usually not considered to be internal to the external public information, it is difficult to accurately compare the inter-company supply chain operational capability.Although some manufacturers have been aware of the use of third-party logistics companies can bring a lot of good things, but in practical applications are often divided into several steps, at the same time choose a number of logistics service providers as partners in order to avoid the business by a logistics service providers brought about by dependence. Fourth, China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encounteredA successful logistics company, the operator must have a larger scale, the establishment of effective regional coverage area, with a strong command and control center with the high standard of integrated technical, financial resources and business strategy.China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encountered can be summarized as follows:1, operating modelAt present, most of the world's largest logistics companies take the head office and branch system, centralized headquarters-style logistics operation to take to the implementation of vertical business management. Theestablishment of a modern logistics enterprise must have a strong, flexible command and control center to control the entire logistics operations and coordination. Real must be a modern logistics center, a profit center, business organizations, the framework, the institutional form of every match with a center. China's logistics enterprises in the operating mode of the problems of foreign logistics enterprises in the management model should be from the domestic logistics enterprises.2, the lack of storage or transport capacityThe primary function of logistics is to create time and space utility theft. For now China's third-party logistics enterprises, some companies focus on storage, lack of transport capacity; other companies is a lot of transport vehicles and warehouses throughout the country little by renting warehouses to complete the community's commitment to customers. 3, network problemsThere are a few large companies have the logistics of the entire vehicle cargo storage network or networks, but the network coverage area is not perfect. Customers in the choice of logistics partner, are very concerned about network coverage and network of regional branches of the density problem. The building of the network should be of great importance to logistics enterprises.4, information technologyThe world's largest logistics enterprises have "three-class network", that is, orders for information flow, resources, global supply chain network, the global Resource Network users and computer information network. With the management of advanced computer technology, these customers are also the logistics of the production of high value-added products business, the domestic logistics enterprises must increase investment in information systems can change their market position.Concentration and integration is the third-party logistics trends in the development of enterprises. The reasons are: firstly, the company intends tomajor aspects of supply chain outsourcing to the lowest possible number of several logistics companies; the second, the establishment of an efficient global third party logistics inputs required for increasing the capital; the third Many third-party logistics providers through mergers and joint approaches to expand its service capabilities.译文物流已广泛应用于经济领域中的英文单词“物流”,军事后勤保障的原意,在二战结束后的第二面。
物流外文文献翻译
外文文献原稿和译文原稿Logistics from the English word "logistics", the original intent of the military logistics support, in the second side after World War II has been widely used in the economic field. Logistics Management Association of the United States is defined as the logistics, "Logistics is to meet the needs of consumers of raw materials, intermediate products, final products and related information to the consumer from the beginning to the effective flow and storage, implementation and control of the process of . "Logistics consists of four key components: the real flow, real storage, and management to coordinate the flow of information. The primary function of logistics is to create time and space effectiveness of the effectiveness of the main ways to overcome the space through the storage distance.Third-party logistics in the logistics channel services provided by brokers, middlemen in the form of the contract within a certain period of time required to provide logistics services in whole or in part. Is a third-party logistics companies for the external customer management, control and operation of the provision of logistics services company.According to statistics, currently used in Europe the proportion of third-party logistics services for 76 percent, the United States is about 58%, and the demand is still growing; 24 percent in Europe and the United States 33% of non-third-party logistics service users are actively considering the use of third-party logistics services. As a third-party logistics to improve the speed of material flow, warehousing costs and financial savings in the cost effective means of passers-by, has become increasingly attracted great attention.First, the advantages of using a third-party logisticsThe use of third-party logistics enterprises can yield many benefits, mainly reflected in:1, focus on core businessManufacturers can use a third-party logistics companies to achieve optimal distribution of resources, limited human and financial resources to concentrate on their core energy, to focus on the development of basic skills, develop new products in the world competition, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.2, cost-savingProfessional use of third-party logistics providers, the professional advantages of mass production and cost advantages, by providing the link capacity utilization to achieve cost savings, so that enterprises can benefit from the separation of the cost structure. Manufacturing enterprises with the expansion of marketing services to participate in any degree of depth, would give rise to a substantial increase in costs, only the use of professional services provided by public services, in order to minimize additional losses. University of Tennessee in accordance with the United States, United Kingdom and the United States EXEL company EMST & YOUNG consulting firm co-organized a survey: a lot of cargo that enable them to use third-party logistics logistics costs declined by an average of 1.18 percent, the average flow of goods from 7.1 days to 3.9 days, stock 8.2% lower.3, reduction of inventoryThird-party logistics service providers with well-planned logistics and timely delivery means, to minimize inventory, improve cash flow of the enterprise to achieve cost advantages.4, enhance the corporate imageThird-party logistics service providers and customers is a strategic partnership, the use of third-party logistics provider of comprehensive facilities and trained staff on the whole supply chain to achieve complete control, reducing the complexity of logistics, through their own networks tohelp improve customer service, not only to establish their own brand image, but also customers in the competition.Second, The purpose of the implementation of logistics management The purpose of the implementation of logistics management is to the lowest possible total cost of conditions to achieve the established level of customer service, or service advantages and seek cost advantages of a dynamic equilibrium, and thus create competitive enterprises in the strategic advantage. According to this goal, logistics management to solve the basic problem, simply put, is to the right products to fit the number and the right price at the right time and suitable sites available to customers.Logistics management systems that use methods to solve the problem. Modern Logistics normally be considered by the transport, storage, packaging, handling, processing in circulation, distribution and information constitute part of all. All have their own part of the original functions, interests and concepts. System approach is the use of modern management methods and modern technology so that all aspects of information sharing in general, all the links as an integrated system for organization and management, so that the system can be as low as possible under the conditions of the total cost, provided there Competitive advantage of customer service. Systems approach that the system is not the effectiveness of their various local links-effective simple sum. System means that, there's a certain aspects of the problem and want to all of the factors affecting the analysis and evaluation. From this idea of the logistics system is not simply the pursuit of their own in various areas of the lowest cost, because the logistics of the link between the benefits of mutual influence, the tendency of mutual constraints, there is the turn of the relationship between vulnerability. For example, too much emphasis on packaging materials savings, it could cause damage because of their easy to transport and handling costs increased. Therefore, the systems approach stresses the need to carry out the total cost analysis, and to avoid the second best effect and weigh the cost of the analysis, so as to achieve the lowestcost, while meeting the established level of customer se rvice purposes. Third, China's enterprises in the use of third-party logistics problems inWhile third-party logistics company has many advantages, but not many enterprises will be more outsourcing of the logistics business, the reasons boil down to:1, resistance to changeMany companies do not want the way through the logistics outsourcing efforts to change the current mode. In particular, some state-owned enterprises, we reflow will also mean that the dismissal of outsourcing a large number of employees, which the managers of state-owned enterprises would mean a very great risk.2, lack of awarenessFor third-party logistics enterprise's generally low level of awareness, lack of awareness of enterprise supply chain management in the enterprise of the great role in the competition.3, fear of losing controlAs a result of the implementation of supply chain companies in enhancing the competitiveness of the important role that many companies would rather have a small but complete logistics department and they do not prefer these functions will be handed over to others, the main reasons it is worried that if they lose the internal logistics capabilities, customers will be exchanges and over-reliance on other third-party logistics companies.4, the logistics outsourcing has its own complexitySupply chain logistics business and companies are usually other services, such as finance, marketing or production of integrated logistics outsourcing itself with complexity. On a number of practical business, including the integration of transport and storage may lead to organizational, administrative and implementation problems. In addition, the company's internal information system integration features, making the logisticsbusiness to a third party logistics companies have become very difficult to operate.5, to measure the effect of logistics outsourcing by many factors Accurately measure the cost of information technology, logistics and human resources more difficult. It is difficult to determine the logistics outsourcing companies in the end be able to bring the cost of how many potential good things. In addition, all the uniqueness of the company's business and corporate supply chain operational capability, is usually not considered to be internal to the external public information, it is difficult to accurately compare the inter-company supply chain operational capability.Although some manufacturers have been aware of the use of third-party logistics companies can bring a lot of good things, but in practical applications are often divided into several steps, at the same time choose a number of logistics service providers as partners in order to avoid the business by a logistics service providers brought about by dependence. Fourth, China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encounteredA successful logistics company, the operator must have a larger scale, the establishment of effective regional coverage area, with a strong command and control center with the high standard of integrated technical, financial resources and business strategy.China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encountered can be summarized as follows:1, operating modelAt present, most of the world's largest logistics companies take the head office and branch system, centralized headquarters-style logistics operation to take to the implementation of vertical business management. The establishment of a modern logistics enterprise must have a strong, flexible command and control center to control the entire logistics operations and coordination. Real must be a modern logistics center, a profit center, businessorganizations, the framework, the institutional form of every match with a center. China's logistics enterprises in the operating mode of the problems of foreign logistics enterprises in the management model should be from the domestic logistics enterprises.2, the lack of storage or transport capacityThe primary function of logistics is to create time and space utility theft. For now China's third-party logistics enterprises, some companies focus on storage, lack of transport capacity; other companies is a lot of transport vehicles and warehouses throughout the country little by renting warehouses to complete the community's commitment to customers. 3, network problems There are a few large companies have the logistics of the entire vehicle cargo storage network or networks, but the network coverage area is not perfect. Customers in the choice of logistics partner, are very concerned about network coverage and network of regional branches of the density problem. The building of the network should be of great importance to logistics enterprises.4, information technologyThe world's largest logistics enterprises have "three-class network", that is, orders for information flow, resources, global supply chain network, the global Resource Network users and computer information network. With the management of advanced computer technology, these customers are also the logistics of the production of high value-added products business, the domestic logistics enterprises must increase investment in information systems can change their market position.Concentration and integration is the third-party logistics trends in the development of enterprises. The reasons are: firstly, the company intends to major aspects of supply chain outsourcing to the lowest possible number of several logistics companies; the second, the establishment of an efficient global third party logistics inputs required for increasing the capital; the third Many third-party logistics providers through mergers and joint approaches to expand its service capabilities.译文物流已广泛应用于经济领域中的英文单词“物流”,军事后勤保障的原意,在二战结束后的第二面。
物流成本控制论文中英文对照外文翻译
中英文对照外文翻译原文Logistic Costs and ControllingAbstractLogistic costs are defined differently in companies. In many cases, the reported logistic costs of companies even within the same business differ more than justified by their operations. Some companies do not count interest and depreciation on inventories as logistic costs. Others include the distribution costs of their suppliers or the purchasing costs. In some cases, even the purchase value of the procured goods is included in the logistic costs (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Gudehus and Kotzab 2004; Weber 2002).Logistic costs are defined differently in companies. In many cases, the reported logistic costs of companies even within the same business differ more than justified by their operations. Some companies do not count interest and depreciation on inventories as logistic costs. Others include the distribution costs of their suppliers or the purchasing costs. In some cases, even the purchase value of the procured goods is included in the logistic costs (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Gudehus and Kotzab 2004; Weber 2002).Another problem, which arises not only in logistics, is costing and pricing of intangible goods. Intangible goods, such as logistic services, provide immediate utility and are generally not storable. Therefore, the conventional methods of accounting, costing and pricing, which have been developed for tangible goods, are of limited value for logistics (Cooper 1992; Horvàth 1999; Johnson 1987).More appropriate for the calculation of performance costs are process-related cost accounting and activity based costing. However, in logistics as well as in other areas of business, the definition and calculation of process costs differs (Bragg 2001; Hicks 2002; Horvàth 1999; Pohlen and LaLonde 1994; Poist 1974). This holds especially for the performance costs of multifunctional logistic systems, for pricing of integrated performances and for the consideration of fixed costs.As long as they are defined, measured and calculated differently, logistic costs, cost rates and prices cannot be compared. Any benchmarking based on such doubtful indicators is misleading (see Sect. 4.5). Hence, reported market volumes and market shares of logistics are at best educated guesses (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Kille and Klaus 2007; Müller-Steinfahrt 1998).The situation in logistic controlling and supply chain controlling is even worse (Cooper and Kaplan 1998; Manrodt et al. 1999; Seuring 2006). Only a minority of companies records and monitors logistic costs separately and continuously (Weber 2002). Whereas in industry the total logistic costs range between 5 and 15% of turnover, in trade companies they make up between 10 and 25% of turnover (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Gudehus 1999/2007). For retailers, logistic costs can use up more than one third of the profit margin. Despite this, it is still the exception for retailers to record and monitor the logistic costs from the ramp of the suppliers to the point of sales.Logistic controlling does not only include calculation, budgeting and recording of costs, but also the monitoring of performance and quality. Controlling should consult management in the planning, set up and operation of optimal systems. To enable this, it has to determine and specify for improvements in service, performance, quality, and costs (Cooper 1992; Darkow 2001; Horvàth 1999; Johnson 1987; Weber et al. 1993, 2002).Where and with what accuracy costs, performances and quality should be recorded and monitored depends on the contribution of logistics to the value creation, on the core competencies and objectives of the company, and on current projects. In logistic controlling, as in other areas, less is more: it is better to control a small number of meaningful key performance indicators (KPI) with adequate accuracy in longer time spans, than to monitor all possible performance, quality and cost data with high precision permanently without knowing the demand for these information (Manrodt et al. 1999). For controlling, not the precision of the performance and cost data, but their practical use and application are decisive.In this chapter, the logistic costs are consistently defined, the fundamental issues of logistic costing are presented, and practicable methods for the calculation of use dependent cost rates are developed. This includes a discussion of the fixed-cost dilemma of logistics, the relationship between logistic costs and performance rates and the most effective options for reducing logistic costs. Usingthe results of this chapter, in the following chapter cost-based prices and pricing systems for logistic performances and services are derived.Cost Accounting and Performance CostingCorresponding to the stationary or structural aspect and to the dynamic or process aspect, two different types of accounting are necessary. Cost accounting for longer periods keeps a stationary point of view, while performance costing for shorter periods reflects the dynamic perspective.Logistic Cost CalculationAs the general cost calculation of a company, the logistic cost calculation comprises standard cost calculation, accompanying cost calculation and final cost calculation (Horváth 1999; Weber 2002; Wöhe and Döring 2008).Standard Cost CalculationSubjects of standard cost calculation or planned cost calculation are the future operating costs for an existing or a planned system. Results are standard logistic costs and target performance costs.Standard cost calculation is necessary for investment decisions, for planning systems, processes and projects, for cost accounting and benchmarking of future periods and for the calculation of prices and tariffs.Accompanying Cost CalculationAccompanying cost calculation aims for a continuous control of all costs caused by the execution of logistic tasks and services during the current accounting period. The result of accompanying cost calculation is information for management about the current costs and utilization of resources.Knowing the costs and the utilization of the resources allows initiating appropriate measures for reducing costs, adaptation of resources and improving capacity utilization in due time. The results of the accompanying cost calculationcan be used also for invoicing and compensation of logistic service providers, if costs-based prices have been agreed.Final Cost CalculationSubjects of final cost calculation or post calculation are the operating costs of closed periods in the past. The real logistic costs and cost rates can be compared with the respective target values and benchmarks. This allows conclusions for standard costing and pricing.Most important causes for deviations of real costs from the target values in logistics are:●Cost factors, especially personnel costs, have been planned, assumed orexpected too high or too low.●Utilization of resources, such as transport means, storage systems,machines, and production facilities, has been planned or expectedfalsely.●Empty runs of transport means and filling degrees of transport and loadunits were incorrectly planned.●The actual utilization structure of the logistic system differs from theanticipated structure.The first two reasons for differences between real and target costs are normally caused by the planner and the operator of a logistic system. A too high share of empty runs and bad utilization of storage capacities is in many cases also the result of unqualified planning or poor scheduling. However, this can be caused also by a user, who changed transport relations, demand structure or stock levels. An insufficient utilization can also be initiated by a wrong demand forecast or false information from the customers.For a dedicated logistic system, which is used for a longer period of time by one or a small number of companies based on individual contracts, the users must bear the risk of changing demand and the cost differences resulting from a deviating utilization of the ready held resources. Final cost calculation for dedicated logisticsystems can be used for the utilization based allocation of surpluses or additional costs to the different usersFor a multi-user logistic system, where tasks and services are offered on the market and used only for shorter periods of time by many different customers, the risk for changing demand and insufficient utilization is born by the logistic service provider. This risk is compensated by the chances for higher profit from better utilization or favorable demand structure. Furthermore, the service provider can influence the demand by his sales efforts and by offering utilization dependent prices. For multi-user logistic systems the structure and utilization risk are incorporated in the pricesComponents of Logistic CostsThe total logistic costs are a sum of specific logistic costs, additional logistic costs and administrative costs:●Specific logistic costs are all costs of a performance station, a profit centeror a company, which are caused by executing the genuine operativelogistic tasks transport, handling, storing and commissioning.●Additional logistic costs are caused by executing additional operative taskswhich are directly connected with the genuine logistic tasks, such aspacking, labeling, loading and unloading, quality control or handling ofempties.●Administrative logistic costs are costs for related administrative services,such as scheduling, quality management and controlling, which go alongwith the execution of logistic performances and additional services.Costs for non-logistic tasks, such as research and development, construction, production, assembling, marketing, sales and general administration, are not part of the logistic costs. Also, the costs for buying and procuring merchandise, parts, material and equipment are not logistic costs as long as they are not directly caused by the execution of logistic tasks and related services. For instance, the costs for packing sales units are production costs, whereas the costs for packing material, pallets, bins and load carriers are material costs of logistics.When designing and optimizing company logistics as well as when scheduling orders and inventories, it is necessary to keep in mind that many logistic activities also have an effect on non-logistic costs and revenues. They influence setup costs, out-of-stock costs, disruption costs and ordering costs as well as prices, profit margins and turnover. Hence, logisticians always have to bear in mind the economic principle:Logistic activities as all other activities in the company should maximize the difference between revenues and costs at lowest capital investment.Elements of Logistic Costs●Personnel costs: wages for workers and salaries for employees with logisticresponsibilities, including personal taxes, vacation, illness, absence, etc.●Space and area costs: Depreciation and interest for the owned assets andbuildings, rents and leasing fees for external buildings, halls and areas,including related heating, climate, maintenance and surveillance costs.●Route and network costs: Depreciation and interest for own and fees forexternal driveways, routes, roads, highways, railroads and transshipmentpoints●Costs for logistic equipment: Depreciation, interest and operating costs forown as well as rental fees and leasing costs for external logistic equipmentsuch as racks, forklifts, transport means, cranes, conveyors and handlingequipment, control systems and process computers, including theequipment-caused energy, cleaning, repair and maintenance costs.●Load carrier costs: Depreciation and interest for own as well as rental feesand leasing costs for external load carriers, such as pallets, bins, barrels,racks, cassettes and containers, including the costs for cleaning, repair,maintenance and empties management.●Logistic material costs: Expenditures for packing material, transportpacking, load securing, labels and other material, which is needed in orderto perform logistic tasks and services.●Logistic IT-costs: Depreciation, interest and operating costs for ownIT-systems as well as costs for external IT-systems as far as used forlogistic purposes.●Third party logistic expenses: Freights, rental fees and other expenses forlogistic service providers.●Taxes, duties and insurance fees, which accumulate during the execution oflogistic tasks and services, as far as related to logistic purposes.●Planning and project costs: Depreciation and interest on activated expensesfor planning, project management and implementation accumulated up tothe start of the economic utilization of a logistic system.●Inventory holding costs: Interest and write offs on all stationary andmoving inventories, in stocks, on buffer places and in transport.In some companies the inventory holding costs include only the interest caused by the capital commitment. Obsolescence costs as well as write-offs due to non-marketability, deterioration or stock decline are often neglected. However, the write-offs on inventories of fashion, perishable, high value or electronic goods can be as high as or even higher than the interest.译文物流成本和控制资料来源: Springer-Verlag 2009 作者:Timm Gudehus,Herbert Kotzab 物流成本定义在不同公司是不同的。
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外文文献原稿和译文原稿Logistics from the English word "logistics", the original intent of the military logistics support, in the second side after World War II has been widely used in the economic field. Logistics Management Association of the United States is defined as the logistics, "Logistics is to meet the needs of consumers of raw materials, intermediate products, final products and related information to the consumer from the beginning to the effective flow and storage, implementation and control of the process of . "Logistics consists of four key components: the real flow, real storage, and management to coordinate the flow of information. The primary function of logistics is to create time and space effectiveness of the effectiveness of the main ways to overcome the space through the storage distance.Third-party logistics in the logistics channel services provided by brokers, middlemen in the form of the contract within a certain period of time required to provide logistics services in whole or in part. Is a third-party logistics companies for the external customer management, control and operation of the provision of logistics services company.According to statistics, currently used in Europe the proportion of third-party logistics services for 76 percent, the United States is about 58%, and the demand is still growing; 24 percent in Europe and the United States 33% of non-third-party logistics service users are actively considering the use of third-party logistics services. As a third-party logistics to improve the speed of material flow, warehousing costs and financial savings in the cost effective means of passers-by, has become increasingly attracted great attention.First, the advantages of using a third-party logisticsThe use of third-party logistics enterprises can yield many benefits, mainly reflected in: 1, focus on core businessManufacturers can use a third-party logistics companies to achieve optimal distribution of resources, limited human and financial resources to concentrate on their coreenergy, to focus on the development of basic skills, develop new products in the world competition, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.2, cost-savingProfessional use of third-party logistics providers, the professional advantages of mass production and cost advantages, by providing the link capacity utilization to achieve cost savings, so that enterprises can benefit from the separation of the cost structure. Manufacturing enterprises with the expansion of marketing services to participate in any degree of depth, would give rise to a substantial increase in costs, only the use of professional services provided by public services, in order to minimize additional losses. University of Tennessee in accordance with the United States, United Kingdom and the United States EXEL company EMST & YOUNG consulting firm co-organized a survey: a lot of cargo that enable them to use third-party logistics logistics costs declined by an average of 1.18 percent, the average flow of goods from 7.1 days to 3.9 days, stock 8.2% lower.3, reduction of inventoryThird-party logistics service providers with well-planned logistics and timely delivery means, to minimize inventory, improve cash flow of the enterprise to achieve cost advantages.4, enhance the corporate imageThird-party logistics service providers and customers is a strategic partnership, the use of third-party logistics provider of comprehensive facilities and trained staff on the whole supply chain to achieve complete control, reducing the complexity of logistics, through their own networks to help improve customer service, not only to establish their own brand image, but also customers in the competition.Second, The purpose of the implementation of logistics management The purpose of the implementation of logistics management is to the lowest possible total cost of conditions to achieve the established level of customer service, or service advantages and seek cost advantages of a dynamic equilibrium, and thus create competitive enterprises in the strategic advantage. According to this goal, logistics management to solve the basic problem, simply put, is to the right products to fit the number and the right price atthe right time and suitable sites available to customers.Logistics management systems that use methods to solve the problem. Modern Logistics normally be considered by the transport, storage, packaging, handling, processing in circulation, distribution and information constitute part of all. All have their own part of the original functions, interests and concepts. System approach is the use of modern management methods and modern technology so that all aspects of information sharing in general, all the links as an integrated system for organization and management, so that the system can be as low as possible under the conditions of the total cost, provided there Competitive advantage of customer service. Systems approach that the system is not the effectiveness of their various local links-effective simple sum. System means that, there's a certain aspects of the problem and want to all of the factors affecting the analysis and evaluation. From this idea of the logistics system is not simply the pursuit of their own in various areas of the lowest cost, because the logistics of the link between the benefits of mutual influence, the tendency of mutual constraints, there is the turn of the relationship between vulnerability. For example, too much emphasis on packaging materials savings, it could cause damage because of their easy to transport and handling costs increased. Therefore, the systems approach stresses the need to carry out the total cost analysis, and to avoid the second best effect and weigh the cost of the analysis, so as to achieve the lowest cost, while meeting the established level of customer se rvice purposes.Third, China's enterprises in the use of third-party logistics problems in While third-party logistics company has many advantages, but not many enterprises will be more outsourcing of the logistics business, the reasons boil down to:1, resistance to changeMany companies do not want the way through the logistics outsourcing efforts to change the current mode. In particular, some state-owned enterprises, we reflow will also mean that the dismissal of outsourcing a large number of employees, which the managers of state-owned enterprises would mean a very great risk.2, lack of awarenessFor third-party logistics enterprise's generally low level of awareness, lack of awareness of enterprise supply chain management in the enterprise of the great role in thecompetition.3, fear of losing controlAs a result of the implementation of supply chain companies in enhancing the competitiveness of the important role that many companies would rather have a small but complete logistics department and they do not prefer these functions will be handed over to others, the main reasons it is worried that if they lose the internal logistics capabilities, customers will be exchanges and over-reliance on other third-party logistics companies. 4, the logistics outsourcing has its own complexitySupply chain logistics business and companies are usually other services, such as finance, marketing or production of integrated logistics outsourcing itself with complexity. On a number of practical business, including the integration of transport and storage may lead to organizational, administrative and implementation problems. In addition, the company's internal information system integration features, making the logistics business to a third party logistics companies have become very difficult to operate.5, to measure the effect of logistics outsourcing by many factorsAccurately measure the cost of information technology, logistics and human resources more difficult. It is difficult to determine the logistics outsourcing companies in the end be able to bring the cost of how many potential good things. In addition, all the uniqueness of the company's business and corporate supply chain operational capability, is usually not considered to be internal to the external public information, it is difficult to accurately compare the inter-company supply chain operational capability.Although some manufacturers have been aware of the use of third-party logistics companies can bring a lot of good things, but in practical applications are often divided into several steps, at the same time choose a number of logistics service providers as partners in order to avoid the business by a logistics service providers brought about by dependence. Fourth, China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encounteredA successful logistics company, the operator must have a larger scale, the establishment of effective regional coverage area, with a strong command and control center with the high standard of integrated technical, financial resources and business strategy.China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encountered can be summarized as follows:1, operating modelAt present, most of the world's largest logistics companies take the head office and branch system, centralized headquarters-style logistics operation to take to the implementation of vertical business management. The establishment of a modern logistics enterprise must have a strong, flexible command and control center to control the entire logistics operations and coordination. Real must be a modern logistics center, a profit center, business organizations, the framework, the institutional form of every match with a center. China's logistics enterprises in the operating mode of the problems of foreign logistics enterprises in the management model should be from the domestic logistics enterprises.2, the lack of storage or transport capacityThe primary function of logistics is to create time and space utility theft. For now China's third-party logistics enterprises, some companies focus on storage, lack of transport capacity; other companies is a lot of transport vehicles and warehouses throughout the country little by renting warehouses to complete the community's commitment to customers. 3, network problemsThere are a few large companies have the logistics of the entire vehicle cargo storage network or networks, but the network coverage area is not perfect. Customers in the choice of logistics partner, are very concerned about network coverage and network of regional branches of the density problem. The building of the network should be of great importance to logistics enterprises.4, information technologyThe world's largest logistics enterprises have "three-class network", that is, orders for information flow, resources, global supply chain network, the global Resource Network users and computer information network. With the management of advanced computer technology, these customers are also the logistics of the production of high value-added products business, the domestic logistics enterprises must increase investment in information systems can change their market position.Concentration and integration is the third-party logistics trends in the development ofenterprises. The reasons are: firstly, the company intends to major aspects of supply chain outsourcing to the lowest possible number of several logistics companies; the second, the establishment of an efficient global third party logistics inputs required for increasing the capital; the third Many third-party logistics providers through mergers and joint approaches to expand its service capabilities.译文物流已广泛应用于经济领域中的英文单词“物流”,军事后勤保障的原意,在二战结束后的第二面。
物流配送外文文献及翻译
1. INTRODUCTIONLogistics is normally considered as nothing more than getting the right product to the right place at the right time for the least cost。
Faced with a rapidly changing environment, revolutionary changes in technology, continued government deregulation, the shortening of product life cycle,proliferation of product lines and shifts in traditional manufacturer—retailer relationships,many organisations have had to rethink their traditional assumptions.Over the last ten years one of the most significant changes in management thinking was the emphasis on the search for strategies that will provide superior value in competition。
Logistics management has the potential to assist the organisation in the achievement of both a cost/productivity advantage and a value advantage. The importance of logistics and its integration in the supply chain was argued by.China is a huge consumer market that accounted for a third of global economic growth over the past three years。
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物流外文文献翻译精选文档TTMS system office room 【TTMS16H-TTMS2A-TTMS8Q8-外文文献原稿和译文原稿Logistics from the English word "logistics", the original intent of the military logistics support, in the second side after World War II has been widely used in the economic field. Logistics Management Association of the United States is defined as the logistics, "Logistics is to meet the needs of consumers of raw materials, intermediate products, final products and related information to the consumer from the beginning to the effective flow and storage, implementation and control of the process of . "Logistics consists of four key components: the real flow, real storage, and management to coordinate the flow of information. The primary function of logistics is to create time and space effectiveness of the effectiveness of the main ways to overcome the space through the storage distance.Third-party logistics in the logistics channel services provided by brokers, middlemen in the form of the contract within a certain period of time required to provide logistics services in whole or in part. Is a third-party logistics companies for the external customer management, control and operation of the provision of logistics services company.According to statistics, currently used in Europe the proportion of third-party logistics services for 76 percent, the United States is about 58%, and the demand is still growing; 24 percent in Europe and the United States 33% of non-third-party logistics service users are actively considering the use of third-party logistics services. As a third-party logistics to improve the speed of material flow, warehousing costs and financial savings in the cost effective means of passers-by, has become increasingly attracted great attention.First, the advantages of using a third-party logisticsThe use of third-party logistics enterprises can yield many benefits, mainly reflected in:1, focus on core businessManufacturers can use a third-party logistics companies to achieve optimal distribution of resources, limited human and financial resources to concentrate on their core energy, to focus on the development of basic skills, develop new products in the world competition, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.2, cost-savingProfessional use of third-party logistics providers, the professional advantages of mass production and cost advantages, by providing the link capacity utilization to achieve cost savings, so that enterprises can benefit from the separation of the cost structure. Manufacturing enterprises with the expansion of marketing services to participate in any degree of depth, would give rise to a substantial increase in costs, only the use of professional services provided by public services, in order to minimize additional losses. University of Tennessee in accordance with the United States, United Kingdom and the United States EXEL company EMST & YOUNG consulting firm co-organized a survey: a lot of cargo that enable them to use third-party logistics logistics costs declined by an average of percent, the average flow of goods from days to days, stock % lower.3, reduction of inventoryThird-party logistics service providers with well-planned logistics and timely delivery means, to minimize inventory, improve cash flow of the enterprise to achieve cost advantages.4, enhance the corporate imageThird-party logistics service providers and customers is a strategic partnership, the use of third-party logistics provider of comprehensive facilities and trained staff on the whole supply chain to achieve complete control, reducing the complexity of logistics, through their own networks to help improve customer service, not only to establish their own brand image, but also customers in the competition.Second, The purpose of the implementation of logistics managementThe purpose of the implementation of logistics management is to the lowest possible total cost of conditions to achieve the established level of customer service, or service advantages and seek cost advantages of a dynamic equilibrium, and thus create competitive enterprises in the strategic advantage. According to this goal, logistics management to solve the basic problem, simply put, is to the right products to fit the number and the right price at the right time and suitable sites available to customers.Logistics management systems that use methods to solve the problem. Modern Logistics normally be considered by the transport, storage, packaging, handling, processing in circulation, distribution and information constitute part of all. All have their own part of the original functions, interests and concepts. System approach is the use of modern management methods and modern technology so that all aspects of information sharing in general, all the links as an integrated system for organization and management, so that the system can be as low as possible under the conditions of the total cost, provided there Competitive advantage of customer service. Systems approach that the system is not the effectiveness of their various local links-effective simple sum. System means that, there's a certain aspects of the problem and want to all of the factors affecting the analysis and evaluation. From this idea of the logistics system is not simply the pursuit of their own in various areas of the lowest cost, because the logistics of the link between the benefits ofmutual influence, the tendency of mutual constraints, there is the turn of the relationship between vulnerability. For example, too much emphasis on packaging materials savings, it could cause damage because of their easy to transport and handling costs increased. Therefore, the systems approach stresses the need to carry out the total cost analysis, and to avoid the second best effect and weigh the cost of the analysis, so as to achieve the lowest cost, while meeting the established level of customer se rvice purposes.Third, China's enterprises in the use of third-party logistics problems inWhile third-party logistics company has many advantages, but not many enterprises will be more outsourcing of the logistics business, the reasons boil down to:1, resistance to changeMany companies do not want the way through the logistics outsourcing efforts to change the current mode. In particular, some state-owned enterprises, we reflow will also mean that the dismissal of outsourcing a large number of employees, which the managers of state-owned enterprises would mean a very great risk.2, lack of awarenessFor third-party logistics enterprise's generally low level of awareness, lack of awareness of enterprise supply chain management in the enterprise of the great role in the competition.3, fear of losing controlAs a result of the implementation of supply chain companies in enhancing the competitiveness of the important role that many companies would rather have a small but complete logistics department and they do not prefer these functions will be handed over toothers, the main reasons it is worried that if they lose the internal logistics capabilities, customers will be exchanges and over-reliance on other third-party logistics companies.4, the logistics outsourcing has its own complexitySupply chain logistics business and companies are usually other services, such as finance, marketing or production of integrated logistics outsourcing itself with complexity. On a number of practical business, including the integration of transport and storage may lead to organizational, administrative and implementation problems. In addition, the company's internal information system integration features, making the logistics business to a third party logistics companies have become very difficult to operate.5, to measure the effect of logistics outsourcing by many factorsAccurately measure the cost of information technology, logistics and human resources more difficult. It is difficult to determine the logistics outsourcing companies in the end be able to bring the cost of how many potential good things. In addition, all the uniqueness of the company's business and corporate supply chain operational capability, is usually not considered to be internal to the external public information, it is difficult to accurately compare the inter-company supply chain operational capability.Although some manufacturers have been aware of the use of third-party logistics companies can bring a lot of good things, but in practical applications are often divided into several steps, at the same time choose a number of logistics service providers as partners in order to avoid the business by a logistics service providers brought about by dependence.Fourth, China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encounteredA successful logistics company, the operator must have a larger scale, the establishment of effective regional coverage area, with a strong command and control center with the high standard of integrated technical, financial resources and business strategy.China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encountered can be summarized as follows:1, operating modelAt present, most of the world's largest logistics companies take the head office and branch system, centralized headquarters-style logistics operation to take to the implementation of vertical business management. The establishment of a modern logistics enterprise must have a strong, flexible command and control center to control the entire logistics operations and coordination. Real must be a modern logistics center, a profit center, business organizations, the framework, the institutional form of every match with a center. China's logistics enterprises in the operating mode of the problems of foreign logistics enterprises in the management model should be from the domestic logistics enterprises.2, the lack of storage or transport capacityThe primary function of logistics is to create time and space utility theft. For now China's third-party logistics enterprises, some companies focus on storage, lack of transport capacity; other companies is a lot of transport vehicles and warehouses throughout the country little by renting warehouses to complete the community's commitment to customers. 3, network problemsThere are a few large companies have the logistics of the entire vehicle cargo storage network or networks, but the network coverage area is not perfect. Customers in the choice of logistics partner, are very concerned about network coverage and network of regionalbranches of the density problem. The building of the network should be of great importance to logistics enterprises.4, information technologyThe world's largest logistics enterprises have "three-class network", that is, orders for information flow, resources, global supply chain network, the global Resource Network users and computer information network. With the management of advanced computer technology, these customers are also the logistics of the production of high value-added products business, the domestic logistics enterprises must increase investment in information systems can change their market position.Concentration and integration is the third-party logistics trends in the development of enterprises. The reasons are: firstly, the company intends to major aspects of supply chain outsourcing to the lowest possible number of several logistics companies; the second, the establishment of an efficient global third party logistics inputs required for increasing the capital; the third Many third-party logistics providers through mergers and joint approaches to expand its service capabilities.译文物流已广泛应用于经济领域中的英文单词“物流”,军事后勤保障的原意,在二战结束后的第二面。
第三方物流成本的管理外文翻译(适用于毕业论文外文翻译+中英文对照)
The application of third party logistics to implement the Just-In-Time system with minimum cost under a global environmentAbstractThe integration of the Just-In-Time (JIT) system with supply chain management has been attracting more and more attention recently. Within the processes of the JIT system, the upstream manufacturer is required to deliver products using smaller delivery lot sizes, at a higher delivery frequency. For the upstream manufacturer who adopts sea transportation to deliver products, a collaborative third party logistics (3PL) can act as an interface between the upstream manufacturer and the downstream partner so that the products can be delivered globally at a lower cost to meet the JIT needs of the downstream partner. In this study, a quantitative JIT cost model associated with the application of third party logistics is developed to investigate the optimal production lot size and delivery lot size at the minimum total cost. Finally, a Taiwanese optical drive manufacturer is used as an illustrative case study to demonstrate the feasibility and rationality of the model.1. IntroductionWith the globalization of businesses, the on-time delivery of products through the support of a logistics system has become more and more important. Global corporations must constantly investigate their production systems, distribution systems, and logistics strategies to provide the best customer service at the lowest possible cost.Goetschalckx, Vidal, and Dogan (2002)stated that long-range survival for international corporations will be very difficult without a highly optimized, strategic, and tactical global logistics plan. Stadtler (2005) mentions that the activities and processes should be coordinated along a supply chain to capturedecisions in procurement, transportation, production and distribution adequately, and many applications of supply chain management can be found in the literature (e.g. Ha and Krishnan, 2008, Li and Kuo, 2008and Wang and Sang, 2005).Recently, the study of the Just-In-Time (JIT) system under a global environment has attracted more attention in the Personal Computer (PC) related industries because of the tendency towards vertical disintegration. The JIT system can be implemented to achieve numerous goals such as cost reduction, lead-time reduction, quality assurance, and respect for humanity (Monden, 2002). Owing to the short product life cycle of the personal computer industry, downstream companies usually ask their upstream suppliers to execute the JIT system, so that the benefits, like the risk reduction of price loss incurred from inventory, lead times reduction, on-time delivery, delivery reliability, quality improvement, and lowered cost could be obtained (Shin, Collier, & Wilson, 2000). According to the JIT policy, the manufacturer must deliver the right amount of components, at the right time, and to the right place (Kim & Kim, 2002). The downstream assembler usually asks for higher delivery frequency and smaller delivery lot sizes so as to reduce his inventory cost in the JIT system (Kelle, khateeb, & Miller, 2003). However, large volume products are conveyed using sea transportation, using larger delivery lot sizes to reduce transportation cost during transnational transportation. In these circumstances, corporations often choose specialized service providers to outsource their logistics activities for productivity achievement and/or service enhancements (La Londe & Maltz, 1992). The collaboration of third party logistics (3PL) which is globally connected to the upstream manufacturer and the downstream assembler will be a feasible alternative when the products have to be delivered to the downstream assembler through the JIT system. In this study, the interaction between the manufacturer and the 3PL will be discussed to figure out the related decisions such as the optimal production lot size of the manufacturer and the delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL, based on its contribution towards obtaining the minimum total cost. In addition, the related assumptions and restrictions aredeliberated as well so that the proposed model is implemented successfully. Finally, a Taiwanese PC-related company which practices the JIT system under a global environment is used to illustrate the optimal production lot size and delivery lot size of the proposed cost model.2. Literature reviewThe globalization of the network economy has resulted in a whole new perspective of the traditional JIT system with the fixed quantity-period delivery policy (Khan & Sarker, 2002). The fixed quantity-period delivery policy with smaller quantities and shorter periods is suitable to be executed among those companies that are close to each other. However, it would be hard for the manufacturer to implement the JIT system under a global environment, especially when its products are conveyed by transnational sea transportation globally. Therefore, many corporations are trying to outsource their global logistics activities strategically in order to obtain the numerous benefits such as cost reduction and service improvement. Hertz and Alfredsson (2003) have stated that the 3PL, which involves a firm acting as a middleman not taking title to the products, but to whom logistics activities are outsourced, has been playing a very important role in the global distribution network. Wang and Sang (2005)also mention that a 3PL firm is a professional logistics company profiting by taking charge of a part or the total logistics in the supply chain of a focal enterprise. 3PL also connects the suppliers, manufacturers, and the distributors in supply chains and provide substance movement andlogistics information flow. The core competitive advantage of a 3PL firm comes from its ability to integrate services to help its customers optimize their logistics management strategies, build up and operate their logistics systems, and even manage their whole distribution systems (Wang & Sang, 2005).Zimmer (2001) states that production depends deeply on the on-time delivery of components, which can drastically reduce buffer inventories, when JIT purchasingis implemented. When the manufacturer has to comply with the assembler under the JIT system, the inventories of the manufacturer will be increased to offset the reduction of the assembler’s inventories (David and Chaime, 2003, Khan and Sarker, 2002and Sarker and Parija, 1996).The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model is widely used to calculate the optimal lot size to reduce the total cost, which is composed of ordering cost, setup cost, and inventory holding cost for raw materials and manufactured products (David and Chaime, 2003, Kelle et al., 2003, Khan and Sarker, 2002and Sarker and Parija, 1996). However, some issues such as the integration of collaborative 3PL and the restrictions on the delivery lot size by sea transportation are not discussed further in their studies. For the above involved costs, David and Chaime (2003) further discuss a vendor–buyer relationship to include two-sided transportation costs in the JIT system. Koulamas, 1995and Otake et al., 1999 describe that the annual setup cost is equal to the individual setup cost times the total number of orders in a year. McCann, 1996and Tyworth and Zeng, 1998both state that the transportation cost can be affected by freight rate, annual demand, and the products’ weight. Compared to the above studies which assume that the transportation rate is constant per unit, Swenseth and Godfrey (2002)assumed that the transportation rate is constant per shipment, which will result in economies of scale for transportation. Besides, McCann (1996)presented that the total logistics costs are the sum of ordering costs, holding costs, and transportation costs. A Syarif, Yun, and Gen (2002)mention that the cost incurred from a distribution center includes transportation cost and operation cost. Taniguchi, Noritake, Yamada, and Izumitani (1999)states that the costs of pickup/delivery and land-haul trucks should be included in the cost of the distribution center as well.The numerous costs involved will be formulated in different ways when the manufacturer operates the JIT system associated with a collaborative 3PL under a global environment. Kreng and Wang (2005) presented a cost model, which can beimplemented in the JIT system under a global environment, to investigate the most appropriate mode of product delivery strategy. They discussed the adaptability of different transportation means for different kinds of products. In this study, the implementation of sea transportation from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider will be particularized, and the corresponding cost model will also be presented to obtain the minimum total cost, the optimal production lot size, and the optimal delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider. Finally, a Taiwanese company is used for the case study to illustrate and explore the feasibility of the model.3. The formulation of a JIT cost model associated with the 3PLBefore developing the JIT cost model, the symbols and notations used throughout this study are defined below:B3PL’s pickup cost per unit product (amount per unit)Cj3PL’s cost of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3,…,n (amount per year)DP annual demand rate of the product (units per year)Dr annual demand of raw materials (units per year)D customers’ demand at a specific interval (units per shipment)E annual inventory holding cost of 3PL (amount per year)F transportation cost of the j th transportation container type from themanufacturer to the 3PL, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (amount per lot)F freight rate from the 3PL provider to the assembler (amount per kilogram)Hp inventory holding cost of a unit of the product (amount per year)Hr inventory holding cost of raw materials per unit (amount per year)Ij average product inventory of the j th transportation container type in the manufacturer, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (amount per year)I annual profit margin of 3PL (%)K ordering cost (amount per order)Kj number of shipments from the 3PL provider to the assembler when the delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider is Qj with the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n(kj=Qj/d)M∗ optimal number of shipments that manufacturer delivers with the optimal total costactual number of shipments of the j th transportation container type with the minimum total cost, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, nMj number of shipments of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, nnumber of shipments of the j th transportation container type with the minimum total cost, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, nN∗ optimal production lot size of the manufacturer (units per lot)optimal production lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (units per lot)Nj production lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (units per lot)Nr ordering quantity of raw material (units per order)P production rate of product (units per year)maximum delivery lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (units per lot)q∗ optimal delivery lot size of the manufacturer (units per lot)qj actual delivery lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …,n (units per lot)Rj loading percentage of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …,n(Rj=qj/Qj)Rj real number of shipments from the 3PL provider to the assembler when the delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider is qj with the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …,n(rj=qj/d)S setup cost (amount per setup)W weight of product (kilogram per unit)Λ quantity of raw materials required in producing one unit of a product (units)Tomas and Griffin (1996)considered that a complete supply chain should consist of five participants, including the raw materials supplier, the manufacturer, the assembler, the warehouse operator, and the consumer. This study mainly focuses on the relationships among the manufacturer, the 3PL provider and the assembler within the JIT system under a global environment. In order to achieve the fixed quantity-period JIT delivery policy, which implies that the actual delivery lot size has to be determined by identifying the downstream assembler’s needs instead of the upstream manufact ure’s economical delivery lot size, higher transportation costs with higher delivery frequency are necessary. Since the JIT system are more appropriately executed among those companies that are close to each other, a collaborative 3PL connected the upstream manufacture with the downstream assembler is necessary when the products have to be delivered from the upstream manufacture to the downstream assembler by sea transportation over a long distance. This study proposes a JIT cost model to obtain the optimal production lot size, the actual delivery lot size, the most suitable transportation container type, and the exact number of shipments from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider at the minimum total cost.This study makes assumptions of the JIT system as follows:(1) There is only one assembler and only one manufacturer for each product.(2) The production rate of the manufacturer is uniform, finite, and higher thanthe demand rate of the assembler.(3) There is no shortage and the quality is consistent in both raw materials and products.(4) The demand for products that the assembler receives is fixed and is at regular intervals.(5) Qj is much greater than demand at a regular interval,d.(6) The transportation rates from the manufacturer to the 3PL and from the 3PL to the assembler are computed by the number of shipments and the product’s weight, respectively, and,(7) The space of th e manufacturer’s warehouse is sufficient for keeping all inventories of products that the manufacturer produces.According to the above assumptions from (1), (2), (3)and (4), Fig. 1illustrates the relationships among the manufacturer, the 3PL provider, and the assembler, where the Fig. 1represents the inventory of manufacturer’s raw materials, the inventory of products inside the manufacturer, the inventory of the 3PL provider, and the inventory of the assembler from top to bottom (Kreng & Wang, 2005). This study also adopts the Fig. 1 to demonstrate the collaboration of the 3PL provider which will be an interface connecting the manufacturer and the assembler. During the period T1, the inventory of products with the manufacturer will be increased gradually because the production quantity is larger than the demand quantity. However, during the period T2, the inventory of products will be decreased because the production has been stopped.中文翻译:在全球环境下第三方物流以最小的成本实现了Just-In-Time系统的应用摘要:JUST-IN-TIME(JIT)系统,供应链管理的整合,最近已经吸引了越来越多的关注。
第三方物流:一个文献综述和研究议程【外文翻译】
外文翻译原文Third party logistics: a literature review and research agendaMaterial Source: Department of Management ScienceAuthor:Konstantinos SelviaridisIntroductionIn recent years there has been a surge of academic interest and publications in the area of third party logistics (3PL). This can be partly explained by the growing trend of outsourcing logistics activities in a wide variety of industrial sectors. The continuing wave of consolidation within the 3PL industry has also resulted in the emergence of large companies that have the capabilities to offer sophisticated logistics solutions on a continental or even global scale. Such logistics service providers (LSPs) strive to assume a more strategic role within the supply chain of clients, expanding their scale and scope of operations.Despite the growing interest in 3PL, the literature on this area appears to be disjointed. Based on an extensive literature review, this paper aims to offer a taxonomy of 3PL studies and point out opportunities for further research. In a previous attempt, summarised the results of their literature survey which also included articles from practitioner journals and the trade press. For the sake of rigour, the present study concentrates only on refereed journal papers published during 1990-2005.Analysis of findingsThe analysis of literature is based on multiple dimensions. Both content- and method-oriented criteria are used. The papers were firstly classified according to their research purpose (descriptive vs normative) and nature (empirical vs conceptual). The results indicate that most 3PL studies (60 per cent) are empirical-descriptive in nature.3PL studies are weakly theorised, with 69 per cent of the papers having no theoretical foundation and simply describing trends in the industry. This confirms others' views that logistics research lacks a theoretical basis. Nonetheless, somework uses theories such as transaction cost economics (TCE) and the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm to explain logistics outsourcing. Relationship marketing approaches, network theory, agency theory, competence theory, channel theory, political economy theory and social exchange theory have also been applied to explain aspects of 3PL relations. However, their use seems to be the exception rather than the rule and most of them are applied on a piecemeal basis, without serving any broader research objective.The level of analysis of 3PL research is also examined. In line with Harland (1996)and Hakansson and Snehota (1995), studies are classified in terms of three levels:1.the firm2. the dyad3.the network.The firm levelThe decision to outsource (or not) logistics activities depends on a multitude of variables, which refer to both internal and external considerations. have identified factors such as centrality of the logistics function, risk and control, cost/service trade-offs, information technologies and relationships with LSPs. The concept of logistics complexity is also introduced to incorporate a number of critical drivers that impact on the above identified factors. Product-related (e.g. special handling needs), process-related (e.g. cycle times) and network-related (e.g. countries served) drivers are believed to have an indirect influence in the outsourcing decision.A variety of benefits and risks in relation to 3PL have been reported in the literature. These can be classified as strategy-, finance- and operations-related. Outsourcing non-strategic activities enables organisations to focus on core competence and exploit external logistical expertise . 3PL providers can also contribute to improved customer satisfaction and provide access to international distribution networks . The most often-cited risks are associated with loss of control over the logistics function and loss of in-house capability and customer contact . However, it is usually the case that shippers employ a mixed strategy regarding logistics and retain important logistics activities (e.g. order management) in-house. While it is reported that users of 3PL enhance their flexibility with regard to market (investments) and demand (volume flexibility) changes, lack of responsiveness to customer needs is also cited as a problem of outsourcing .The review reveals a mismatch between supply and demand for logistics services. Evidence from recent industry surveys indicates that while LSPs expandtheir offerings to include information systems, consulting, contract manufacturing and even purchasing and financial services, there is a low uptake of such services and buyers in general prefer to outsource transport- and warehouse-related functions .Three main frameworks for procurement of logistics services have been identified. compare the purchasing process between commoditised (e-freight exchanges) and advanced logistics services. They find that definition of service requirements appear to be more difficult, criteria for 3PL selection extend far beyond price considerations and contracts are much more detailed when buying advanced logistics solutions.Berglund have identified several factors facilitating the rise of the 3PL market. On the demand side, key drivers include reduction in asset intensity, reduction of labor costs and restructuring of distribution; on the supply side, industry deregulation and declining profit margins in basic services are among the reasons for growth. Some authors have explained how transportation firms developed into 3PL providers by expanding their service offerings to differentiate themselves from competition .In a highly competitive sector cost reduction, market segmentation and service differentiation are the main ways of improving 3PL performance and profits. In addition, environmental changes and the introduction of new technologies have an impact on LSP strategic planning. For example, e-commerce and its implications for logistics operations should be fully understood by 3PL firm s .Both vertical (shipper-LSP) and horizontal (among LSPs) alliances are set up mainly with the aim of getting access to complementary resources and capabilities. In particular, horizontal alliances among LSPs are deemed necessary for the development of cross-border logistics solutions. Some authors though question the effectiveness of Pan-European and global logistics operators and they argue for the existence of local, medium-sized 3PLs that better serve customer needs in foreign markets .The dayd levelExisting literature suggests that the nature of 3PL relationships is a function of service offering composition, contract duration and the client's motivation for outsourcing.There are many examples of partnerships between LSPs and manufacturers/retailers in the logistics literature. It is suggested that such partnerships develop gradually, as the number of outsourced activities increases overtime. Shippers often adopt an “increasing scope” strategy in respect of their relationships with LSPs. According to this practice, buyers are looking for specific solutions at the initial stages of the relationship in order to test the provider's capabilities . However, over time, the scope of the relationship increases and the offering expands to include more value-added and customised solutions .The design and implementation of 3PL relations appears to be problematic. Often-cited difficulties include lack of understanding of client's supply chain needs, lack of adequate expertise in specific products and markets, unrealistic customer expectations, inadequate description of services and service levels, lack of logistics cost awareness by the client and lack of 3PL innovation. In response to such problems the literature focuses on issues such as 3PL selection, contracting, information sharing between client-LSP and performance measurement systems. In relation to service provider choice, the buyer organization should create a comprehensive list of selection criteria that extend beyond price considerations. These issues are now considered in turn.Frequent communications and information sharing between the contracting parties are crucial for effective management of 3PL relations . Information exchange is important even in the pre-contracting period, when the buyer attempts to assess the capabilities of the potential supplier. Communication channels in multiple organizational levels are established in order to cover the strategic as well as operational information needs. In many instances, joint meetings are also established to review the provider's performance and solve any arising problems. More seldom, inter-organisational teams and committees are formed with the aim of facilitating information exchange between contracting parties and/or improving business processes .Whatever their starting point of analysis or theoretical perspective, all frameworks include a relationship evaluation stage. A feedback mechanism is also incorporated in order to adjust the relationship objectives and adapt processes. Some of them do not consider specific 3PL characteristics. Even worse, researchers who apply such frameworks to 3PL relationships do no appear to provide any justification for doing so. These frameworks also suggest, either implicitly or explicitly, that 3PL alliances are a means to achieve competitive advantage, by gaining access to external resources and capabilities .Collaborative 3PL relations can lead to new competence development and innovation, provided that partners openly exchange information and share their knowledge and skills . Organisational learningis thought to be an important quality which facilitates innovation and 3PL service improvement .The network levelCurrent research focuses on dyadic LSP-client interactions. However, the boundary-spanning role of logistics and the importance of customer service for 3PL arrangements are reflected in many studies, which either implicitly or explicitly discuss the client's customer interface, i.e. the treatment extends beyond the dyad to consider larger networks.There are a few studies that explicitly discuss the formation of logistics outsourcing triads.Bask argues that the term 3PL implies a triadic link among suppliers, their customers and LSPs. Larson and Gammelgaard investigate the preconditions, benefits and barriers to the formation of collaborative relations among buyers, sellers and 3PL providers. Carter and Ferrin have illustrated the impact of trilateral collaboration on the reduction of transport costs. Moreover, Gentry has studied the role of carriers in strategic buyer-supplier alliances and concluded that LSPs mainly have operational responsibilities and are not involved in strategic planning of the supplier-customer alliance.Various forms of sub-contracting are also considered in the literature. In particular, the design of 4PL/LLP solutions entails that the LSP acts as a single point of contact within the client's supply chain. The 4PL provider is often regarded as a non asset-based company which makes use of its supply chain design/planning capabilities and IT solutions and acts as a single interface between the client and multiple (asset-based) LSPs (Skjoett-Larsen, 2000). Logistics providers also develop horizontal networks in order to gain access to complementary resources and capabilities.Directions for future research1.Focus on network research.The review has revealed a knowledge gap in relation to the design and implementation of 4PL/LLP contracting arrangements. Existing studies focus on conceptualising 4PL and pointing out its difference from 3PL, without reaching a common definition. Further, empirical research should be directed towards these phenomena, in particular:2.Focus on normative research.Further normative research is needed to provide practitioners with tools and frameworks for decision-making. On this front, two suggestions are offered: Outsourcing decision framework, Selection criteria framework.3.Focus on theory-based researc.hExisting studies that adopt a TCE approach to explain the outsourcing decision focus on asset specificity as their main construct and pay little attention to (or at best take for granted) the actual costs of defining what is to be exchanged, writing contracts and measuring performance. They also fail to include production costs in their analysis. It is suggested that such “mundane” transaction costs can be important in determining the boundaries of the firm, given the prominence of cost-efficiency criteria for logistics outsourcing.4.Focus on empirical research in 3PL design/implementation.More specifically, two suggestions for future research are made: Empirical research should be directed towards contractual practices and the development of performance measurement systems in 3PL.. Given the increasing complexity and uncertainty in the 3PL market, there is a need to re-visit how logistics capabilities and services are defined and designed in specific client-service provider relationships as well as how they are re-packaged and evolve over time.5.Focus on qualitative methods and triangulation.The review has revealed a dominance of survey research in 3PL. Surveys have been particularly useful for identifying trends and practices in the 3PL market (e.g. Lieb series).Concluding remarksIn conclusion, 3PL research is at an exciting stage. In many ways it has followed a typical pattern of development, beginning with relatively simple issues and adopting an essentially descriptive approach. Now that a substantial body of literature exists in the area, it is timely to extend the methods employed and the issues addressed to deal with network phenomena and to progress with more normative considerations. Organisational and technological change, associated with globalisation and ICT developments, mean that 3PL is a sector undergoing constant change, and so there is an excellent opportunity both to study an interesting sector for its own sake, and to use 3PL as a vehicle for the generation of more generic insights into the dynamic behaviour of inter-organisational relationships and networks.译文第三方物流:一个文献综述和研究议程资料来源: 科学管理系杂志作者:康斯坦丁诺简介近年来,一直是学术兴趣和出版物的第三方物流(3PL)面积激增。
物流外文文献 中译英 英译中
一、英译汉Unit1 Exercise1(1)flow of goods 货物流通(2)point of consumption 消费地(3)requirements of consumers 消费需求(4)time and place utility 时间与地点效用(5)military logistics 军事物流(6)production logistics 生产物流(7)third-party logistics 第三方物流(8)supply chain management 供应链管理(9)inbound logistics 进货物流(10)outbound logistics 出货物流Unit2 Exercise2(1)infant formula 婴幼儿配方奶粉(2)specialized technical test 专业技术测试(3)mad-cow disease 疯牛病(4)foot-and-month disease 手足口病(5)agenda item 议程项目(6)U.S. bottoms 美国货船(7)Federal Transition Administration 美国联邦公共交通总署(8)cargo preference rules 货物优先规则Unit3 Exercise3(1)per-captia income 人均收入(2)inherent incentives 内在激励(3)technological leapfrogging 技术跨越(4)stepchild model 继子模式(5)routinely stockpile 例行库存(6)outright theft 公然盗窃(7)corrupt practice 腐败行为(8)excess manufacturing capacity 产能过剩(9)hazardous wastes 危险废物(10)fraudulent price 价格欺诈二、汉译英Unit1 Exercise1(1)增值过程value adding process(2)出货量batch size(3)追踪追寻track and tracing(4)正向货流forword flow of goods(5)逆向货流reverse flow of goods(6)文件流documentation flow(7)处理退货handling returns(8)订单处理order processing(9)废物处理salvage scrap disposal(10)内部运作perform in-houseUnit2 Exercise2(1)空运垄断Air carrier monopoly (2)施加压力keep the pressure on(3)移民部门immigration agents(4)双边协定bilateral agreements(5)价格均衡rate equalize(6)政府抵制governments' boycott (7)海上禁运maritime blockade(8)全球配额global quota(9)四四二分成the 40/40/20 split(10)坚强后盾the strong backingUnit3 Exercise3(1)过期食品outdated food(2)兽医用品veterinary products(3)完税价格dutiable value(4)货币储备reserves of currency(5)优惠汇率preferential exchanges rates (6)产业政策industrial policy(7)发展重点development emphasis (8)机场重建airport reconstruction (9)游牧人口nomadic populations (10)伦理困境ethical dilemma。
物流成本仓储管理系统中英文对照外文翻译文献
文献信息:文献标题:Logistics Cost Calculation of Implementation Warehouse Management System: A Case Study(实施仓储管理系统的物流成本计算:案例研究)国外作者:Tomáš Ku era文献出处:《MATEC Web of Conferences》, 2017字数统计:英文 2741 单词,13573 字符;中文 4043 汉字外文文献:Logistics Cost Calculation of Implementation Warehouse Management System: A Case StudyAbstract Warehouse management system can take full advantage of the resources and provide efficient warehousing services. The paper aims to show advantages and disadvantages of the warehouse management system in a chosen enterprise, which is focused on logistics services and transportation. The paper can bring new innovative approach for warehousing and presents how logistics enterprise can reduce logistics costs. This approach includes cost reduction of the establishment, operation and savings in the overall assessment of the implementation of the warehouse management system. The innovative warehouse management system will be demonstrated as the case study, which is classified as a qualitative scientific method, in the chosen logistics enterprise. The paper is based on the research of the world literature, analyses of the internal logistics processes, data and finally enterprise documents. The paper discovers costs related to personnel costs, handling equipmentcosts and costs for material identification. Implementation of the warehouse management system will reduce overall logistics costs of warehousing and extend the warehouse management system to other parts of the logistics chain.1.IntroductionAt present time companies try to minimize the costs of logistics. The concept of warehousing is very closely linked to logistics and distribution. Warehousing is within the logistics chain, one of the activities cannot be omitted. Warehousing addresses many crucial issues, inventory levels, ordering cycles, warehouse equipment and their spatial distribution, distribution of warehouse and inventory management. At high inventory levels incurred by companies fixed cost for each additional unit of inventory. Possession of inventory on hand may be necessary for the company due to preserve their source of supply. Warehousing is one of the most important parts of the entire logistics system. Warehousing is a link between manufacturers and customers, it provides storage for many products (e.g. raw materials, parts, semi-finished products, components and finished products). Warehouses allow to bridge space and time. Manufacturing inventories ensure optimal continuity of the production. Inventories of goods for ensuring smooth supply of the final customer.2.Theoretical background and methodologyWith the constant technological advancement, the companies started to invest in new systems to support competitiveness in the market in which they operate. The trend of reducing the cost of warehousing is the maximum use of warehouse space, the minimum number of transfers, effective solution to the warehousing points or reducing the number of species of stored inventory. These costs are significant, if the free warehouse space on someone's rented, or if with a higher warehousing amount of enterprise must pay for additional rented premises, or energy, or heat. Warehousemanagers are usually interested in providing high quality services to their customers at minimum cost. From a tactical, strategic and operational point of view, the main issues concern both the warehouse and the inventory management.Warehousing systems and material handling systems play a pivotal and critical role in the supply chain, and requirements for warehousing and handling operations have significantly increased in recent years.Warehousing refers to activities associated with inventory management. These activities take place within the warehouse area, it is mainly the receipt of goods, purchase goods handling, picking, gathering and activities related to sorting.Warehouse management is not just a purchase, warehousing and transport within the warehouse; this is a more complex system that exceeds the physical boundaries of warehouses. Warehouse Management System (hereinafter WMS) is used to increase performance and warehousing for better management decisions for holding only strictly necessary supplies needed for the manufacturing process. WMS can take full advantage of the resources and provide efficient warehousing services provided by the plan, organize, control and coordination processes. WMS is a necessary approach for every warehouse. An automated warehousing system provides less effort, more efficient, and reliable results compared to manual handled system. WMS is designed to help reduce costs through effective warehouse processes. The tool known as WMS is a system that facilitates the handling operations and storage materials through defined parameters, but the deployment of this system need to go through steps that impact positively and negatively the company's various sectors.The need for automating the warehouse arises from the fact that manual handling may cause human errors which may affect the warehouse utilization.The case study, as one of the qualitative research methods, was chosen because it counts among the most frequently used methods within the research focused on the implementation of different management approaches into practice of organizations.Case study is defined as an empirical survey of the current phenomenon in its natural environment, using multiple sources of evidence. Study cases are selected based on pre- defined conditions of the case.The aim of this paper is to show advantages and disadvantages of the warehouse management system in a chosen logistics service provider (Ewals Cargo Care), which is focused on logistics services and transportation. The paper will bring new innovative approach for warehousing and presents how the logistics enterprise can reduce logistics costs, mainly personnel costs. This is especially thanks to the implementation of warehouse management system. Data used in the case study is based on real logistics processes in logistics service provider. The paper discovers costs related to personnel costs, handling equipment costs and costs for material identification.3.Case study: Warehouse management system in logistics service providerThe case study is focused on new innovative approach for warehousing and presents how logistics service provider (Ewals Cargo Care) can reduce logistics costs, thanks to the implementation of warehouse management system. Ewals Cargo Care (hereinafter ECC) is a transport and logistics company operating in the market for more than 110 years. For its customers, primarily in the automotive, electronics, paper and packaging industry, manufacturers and distributors of consumer electronics provides services both in the field of transport, as well as services related to warehousing and handling of goods.The company's goal is always to find the optimal solution for shipping process on the way from supplier to customer, with the possibility of combining shipment, transhipment or use consolidation warehouses. ECC fully uses its years of experience, skills and knowledge to find and implemented for customers the most effective solution with the least impact on the environment.The case study compares two models. The first one is the existing warehouse system and the second one is the new innovative WMS. For the design of WMS implementation was used analysis of current warehouse management based on fixed warehouse positions and common software that keeps track of inventory about individual stock items. The current system of fixed positions does not allow variable use of empty warehouse cells for current needs income and material warehouse. Proposal for the implementation of WMS in turn allows almost 100% utilization of warehouse capacity and reducing the administrative handling time needed to process goods receipt, put-away, warehousing and distribution of goods to the production. For the current calculation of measured values required for the proposal to introduce managed warehouse was used ECC customer production plan in 2017. Of these production plans, can derive data needed to analyse the personnel and technical complexity in the case of implementation of WMS.Tab. 1 shows the personnel costs in the existing warehouse system. Personnel costs are governed by wage regulation in the ECC. Based on the number of employees (32 people) are determined by the total personnel costs, which amounts to 1,183,000 CZK per month.Table 1. Personnel costs – current state – existing warehouse systemRequired operating personnel warehouse in 2017 could be changed about the implementation of WMS. In tab. 2 lists the personnel costs in the warehouse after implementation of WMS. Out of 32 employees after the implementation of softwareand hardware WMS has been optimized six workers. Personnel costs would be reduced from the amount 1,183,000 CZK to 967,000 CZK per month.Table 2. Personnel costs – state after implementation of WMSIn tab. 3 is an overview of the necessary handling equipment in the warehouse before and after the implementation of WMS. The changes that have occurred since the implementation of WMS are saving one forklift (yellow highlighted box in the tab.3). Number of forklifts can be reduced because WMS reduces the number of forklift drivers. Monthly savings is 24,242 CZK.Table 3. Handling equipment costsTab. 4 shows the hardware and software costs of implementation WMS. These costs include software and hardware equipment (radio frequency terminal equipment, radio frequency network including installation and the necessary printers for printing identification cards). The monthly depreciation of software is 36,944 CZK and maintenance is 7,875 CZK. Monthly depreciation on hardware is 19,168 CZK. Total monthly costs for software and hardware of WMS are 63,987 CZK.Table 4. Hardware and software costs of implementing WMSTab. 5 expresses the logistics costs for material identification in the ECC warehouse. From the available data to determine the total number of printed identification cards (hereinafter IDC) is 660,294 pieces. Print of one IDC worth 0.61 CZK, so they are identifiable costs to the total number of IDC calculated the amount to 402,779 CZK. Costs of hardware and software (column HW and SW) are fixed monthly 29,637 CZK. This amount includes the use of personal computer and printers including consumables. Total yearly costs for material identification are 758,423 C ZK. Table 5. Logistics costs for material identification, HW and SW equipment – existing warehousesystemTab. 6 shows the costs for material identification in case of implementation WMS. IDC costs will change, because new IDCs are cheaper. One identification card costs only 0.24 CZK. Changes that occur with this implementation shall remain in hardware and software. Monthly operating costs of hardware and software of WMSare from tab. 4 totally 63,987 CZK per month. As is apparent from a comparison of the tables, the implementation of WMS will increase the total cost of the material identification from 758,423 CZK to 926,318 CZK per year.Table 6. Logistics costs for material identification, HW and SW equipment – WMSTab. 7 expresses the total cost evaluation, the use of an existing type of warehousing at fixed positions. The right part of the table shows implementation of the WMS. The total savings would be 6 people, so it would reduce personnel costs. WMS could reduce the costs of the warehouse equipment of the forklift. Costs for material identification would increase slightly, but the total yearly cost savings would amount to 2,715,009 CZK.Table 7. Yearly evaluation of total costs4.ConclusionWMS brings many positive impacts. WMS means in practice that all movement of the material is controlled by software, material is identified by a bar code transmitted with a radio frequency terminal. Workers are minimized errors and increasing the productivity. Processes performed by the warehouse staff can monitor and evaluate at any moment. The system minimizes the complaint allows the merging of orders and guarantees compliance with FIFO (First In First Out).The aim of this paper was reduced the logistics costs of warehousing in the ECC and propose the implementation of WMS for reasons of logistics cost savings. With the implementation of WMS will be savings on the cost side. Overall it will be reduced the necessary operating staff consists of 32 to 26 workers, also will be reduced the required handling (warehouse equipment) and slightly will be increased the logistics costs for material identification. Total yearly savings are 2,715,009 C ZK.中文译文:实施仓储管理系统的物流成本计算:案例研究摘要仓储管理系统可充分利用资源,提供高效的仓储服务。
物流外文文献翻译
外文文献原稿和译文原稿Logistics from the English word "logistics", the original intent of the military logistics support, in the second side after World War II has been widely used in the economic field. Logistics Management Association of the United States is defined as the logistics, "Logistics is to meet the needs of consumers of raw materials, intermediate products, final products and related inFormation to the consumer from the beginning to the effective flow and storage, implementation and control of the process of . "Logistics consists of four key components: the real flow, real storage, and management to coordinate the flow of inFormation. The primary function of logistics is to create time and space effectiveness of the effectiveness of the main ways to overcome the space through the storage distance.Third-party logistics in the logistics channel services provided by brokers, middlemen in the form of the contract within a certain period of time required to provide logistics services in whole or in part. Is a third-party logistics companies for the external customer management, control and operation of the provision of logistics services company.According to statistics, currently used in Europe the proportion of third-party logistics services for 76 percent, the United States is about 58%, and the demand is still growing; 24 percent in Europe and the United States 33% of non-third-party logistics service users areactively considering the use of third-party logistics services. As athird-party logistics to improve the speed of material flow, warehousing costs and financial savings in the cost effective means of passers-by, has become increasingly attracted great attention.First, the advantages of using a third-party logisticsThe use of third-party logistics enterprises can yield many benefits, mainly reflected in: 1, focus on core businessManufacturers can use a third-party logistics companies to achieve optimal distribution of resources, limited human and financial resources to concentrate on their core1energy, to focus on the development of basic skills, develop new products in the world competition, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.2, cost-savingProfessional use of third-party logistics providers, the professional advantages of mass production and cost advantages, by providing the link capacity utilization to achieve cost savings, so that enterprises can benefit from the separation of the cost structure. Manufacturing enterprises with the expansion of marketing services to participate in any degree of depth, would give rise to a substantial increase in costs, only the use of professional services provided by public services, in order to minimize additional losses. University of Tennessee in accordance with the United States, United Kingdom and theUnited States EXEL company EMST & YOUNG consulting firm co-organized a survey: a lot of cargo that enable them to use third-party logistics logistics costs declined by an average of 1.18 percent, the average flow of goods from 7.1 days to 3.9 days, stock 8.2% lower.3, reduction of inventoryThird-party logistics service providers with well-planned logistics and timely delivery means, to minimize inventory, improve cash flow of the enterprise to achieve cost advantages.4, enhance the corporate imageThird-party logistics service providers and customers is astrategic partnership, the use of third-party logistics provider of comprehensive facilities and trained staff on the whole supply chain to achieve complete control, reducing the complexity of logistics, through their own networks to help improve customer service, not only to establish their own brand image, but also customers in the competition.Second, The purpose of the implementation of logistics management The purpose of the implementation of logistics management is to the lowest possible total cost of conditions to achieve the establishedlevel of customer service, or service advantages and seek cost advantages of a dynamic equilibrium, and thus create competitive enterprises in the strategic advantage. According to this goal,logistics management to solve the basic problem, simply put, is to the right products to fit the number and the right price atthe right time and suitable sites available to customers.Logistics management systems that use methods to solve the problem. Modern Logistics normally be considered by the transport, storage, packaging, handling, processing in circulation, distribution and inFormation constitute part of all. All have their own part of the original functions, interests and concepts. System approach is the useof modern management methods and modern technology so that all aspectsof inFormation sharing in general, all the links as an integrated system for organization and management, so that the system can be as low as possible under the conditions of the total cost, provided there Competitive advantage of customer service. Systems approach that the system is not the effectiveness of their various local links-effective simple sum. System means that, there's a certain aspects of the problem and want to all of the factors affecting the analysis and evaluation. From this idea of the logistics system is not simply the pursuit oftheir own in various areas of the lowest cost, because the logistics of the link between the benefits of mutual influence, the tendency ofmutual constraints, there is the turn of the relationship between vulnerability. For example, too much emphasis on packaging materials savings, it could cause damage because of their easy to transport and handling costs increased. Therefore, the systems approach stresses the need to carry out the total cost analysis, and to avoid the second best effect and weigh the cost of the analysis, so as to achieve the lowest cost, while meeting the established level of customer se rvice purposes.Third, China's enterprises in the use of third-party logistics problems in While third-party logistics company has many advantages, but not many enterprises will be more outsourcing of the logistics business, the reasons boil down to:1, resistance to changeMany companies do not want the way through the logistics outsourcing efforts to change the current mode. In particular, some state-owned enterprises, we reflow will also mean that the dismissal of outsourcing a large number of employees, which the managers of state-owned enterprises would mean a very great risk.2, lack of awarenessFor third-party logistics enterprise's generally low level of awareness, lack of awareness of enterprise supply chain management in the enterprise of the great role in thecompetition.3, fear of losing controlAs a result of the implementation of supply chain companies in enhancing the competitiveness of the important role that many companies would rather have a small but complete logistics department and they do not prefer these functions will be handed over to others, the main reasons it is worried that if they lose the internal logistics capabilities, customers will be exchanges and over-reliance on other third-party logistics companies. 4, the logistics outsourcing has its own complexitySupply chain logistics business and companies are usually other services, such as finance, marketing or production of integrated logistics outsourcing itself with complexity. On a number of practicalbusiness, including the integration of transport and storage may lead to organizational, administrative and implementation problems. In addition, the company's internal inFormation system integration features, making the logistics business to a third party logistics companies have become very difficult to operate.5, to measure the effect of logistics outsourcing by many factorsAccurately measure the cost of inFormation technology, logisticsand human resources more difficult. It is difficult to determine the logistics outsourcing companies in the end be able to bring the cost of how many potential good things. In addition, all the uniqueness of the company's business and corporate supply chain operational capability, is usually not considered to be internal to the external public information, it is difficult to accurately compare the inter-company supply chain operational capability.Although some manufacturers have been aware of the use of third-party logistics companies can bring a lot of good things, but inpractical applications are often divided into several steps, at the same time choose a number of logistics service providers as partners in order to avoid the business by a logistics service providers brought about by dependence. Fourth, China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encounteredA successful logistics company, the operator must have a larger scale, the establishment of effective regional coverage area, with a strong command and control center with the high standard of integrated technical, financial resources and business strategy.China's third-party logistics companies in the development of the problems encountered can be summarized as follows:1, operating modelAt present, most of the world's largest logistics companies take the head office and branch system, centralized headquarters-style logistics operation to take to the implementation of vertical business management. The establishment of a modern logistics enterprise must have a strong, flexible command and control center to control the entire logistics operations and coordination. Real must be a modern logistics center, a profit center, business organizations, the framework, the institutional Form of every match with a center. China's logistics enterprises in the operating mode of the problems of Foreign logistics enterprises in the management model should be from the domesticlogistics enterprises.2, the lack of storage or transport capacityThe primary function of logistics is to create time and spaceutility theft. For now China's third-party logistics enterprises, some companies focus on storage, lack of transport capacity; other companies is a lot of transport vehicles and warehouses throughout the country little by renting warehouses to complete the community's commitment to customers. 3, network problemsThere are a few large companies have the logistics of the entire vehicle cargo storage network or networks, but the network coverage area is not perfect. Customers in the choice of logistics partner, are very concerned about network coverage and network of regional branches of thedensity problem. The building of the network should be of great importance to logistics enterprises.4, information technologyThe world's largest logistics enterprises have "three-class network", that is, orders for information flow, resources, global supply chain network, the global Resource Network users and computerinformation network. With the management of advanced computer technology, these customers are also the logistics of the production of high value-added products business, the domestic logistics enterprises mustincrease investment in information systems can change their market position.Concentration and integration is the third-party logistics trendsin the development ofenterprises. The reasons are: firstly, the company intends to major aspects of supply chain outsourcing to the lowest possible number of several logistics companies; the second, the establishment of anefficient global third party logistics inputs required For increasingthe capital; the third Many third-party logistics providers through mergers and joint approaches to expand its service capabilities.译文物流已广泛应用于经济领域中的英文单词“物流”,军事后勤保障的原意,在二战结束后的第二面。
物流成本控制论文中英文对照外文翻译
中英文对照外文翻译原文Logistic Costs and ControllingAbstractLogistic costs are defined differently in companies. In many cases, the reported logistic costs of companies even within the same business differ more than justified by their operations. Some companies do not count interest and depreciation on inventories as logistic costs. Others include the distribution costs of their suppliers or the purchasing costs. In some cases, even the purchase value of the procured goods is included in the logistic costs (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Gudehus and Kotzab 2004; Weber 2002).Logistic costs are defined differently in companies. In many cases, the reported logistic costs of companies even within the same business differ more than justified by their operations. Some companies do not count interest and depreciation on inventories as logistic costs. Others include the distribution costs of their suppliers or the purchasing costs. In some cases, even the purchase value of the procured goods is included in the logistic costs (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Gudehus and Kotzab 2004; Weber 2002).Another problem, which arises not only in logistics, is costing and pricing of intangible goods. Intangible goods, such as logistic services, provide immediate utility and are generally not storable. Therefore, the conventional methods of accounting, costing and pricing, which have been developed for tangible goods, are of limited value for logistics (Cooper 1992; Horvàth 1999; Johnson 1987).More appropriate for the calculation of performance costs are process-related cost accounting and activity based costing. However, in logistics as well as in other areas of business, the definition and calculation of process costs differs (Bragg 2001; Hicks 2002; Horvàth 1999; Pohlen and LaLonde 1994; Poist 1974). This holds especially for the performance costs of multifunctional logistic systems, for pricing of integrated performances and for the consideration of fixed costs.As long as they are defined, measured and calculated differently, logistic costs, cost rates and prices cannot be compared. Any benchmarking based on such doubtful indicators is misleading (see Sect. 4.5). Hence, reported market volumes and market shares of logistics are at best educated guesses (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Kille and Klaus 2007; Müller-Steinfahrt 1998).The situation in logistic controlling and supply chain controlling is even worse (Cooper and Kaplan 1998; Manrodt et al. 1999; Seuring 2006). Only a minority of companies records and monitors logistic costs separately and continuously (Weber 2002). Whereas in industry the total logistic costs range between 5 and 15% of turnover, in trade companies they make up between 10 and 25% of turnover (Baumgarten et al. 1993; Gudehus 1999/2007). For retailers, logistic costs can use up more than one third of the profit margin. Despite this, it is still the exception for retailers to record and monitor the logistic costs from the ramp of the suppliers to the point of sales.Logistic controlling does not only include calculation, budgeting and recording of costs, but also the monitoring of performance and quality. Controlling should consult management in the planning, set up and operation of optimal systems. To enable this, it has to determine and specify for improvements in service, performance, quality, and costs (Cooper 1992; Darkow 2001; Horvàth 1999; Johnson 1987; Weber et al. 1993, 2002).Where and with what accuracy costs, performances and quality should be recorded and monitored depends on the contribution of logistics to the value creation, on the core competencies and objectives of the company, and on current projects. In logistic controlling, as in other areas, less is more: it is better to control a small number of meaningful key performance indicators (KPI) with adequate accuracy in longer time spans, than to monitor all possible performance, quality and cost data with high precision permanently without knowing the demand for these information (Manrodt et al. 1999). For controlling, not the precision of the performance and cost data, but their practical use and application are decisive.In this chapter, the logistic costs are consistently defined, the fundamental issues of logistic costing are presented, and practicable methods for the calculation of use dependent cost rates are developed. This includes a discussion of the fixed-cost dilemma of logistics, the relationship between logistic costs and performance rates and the most effective options for reducing logistic costs. Usingthe results of this chapter, in the following chapter cost-based prices and pricing systems for logistic performances and services are derived.Cost Accounting and Performance CostingCorresponding to the stationary or structural aspect and to the dynamic or process aspect, two different types of accounting are necessary. Cost accounting for longer periods keeps a stationary point of view, while performance costing for shorter periods reflects the dynamic perspective.Logistic Cost CalculationAs the general cost calculation of a company, the logistic cost calculation comprises standard cost calculation, accompanying cost calculation and final cost calculation (Horváth 1999; Weber 2002; Wöhe and Döring 2008).Standard Cost CalculationSubjects of standard cost calculation or planned cost calculation are the future operating costs for an existing or a planned system. Results are standard logistic costs and target performance costs.Standard cost calculation is necessary for investment decisions, for planning systems, processes and projects, for cost accounting and benchmarking of future periods and for the calculation of prices and tariffs.Accompanying Cost CalculationAccompanying cost calculation aims for a continuous control of all costs caused by the execution of logistic tasks and services during the current accounting period. The result of accompanying cost calculation is information for management about the current costs and utilization of resources.Knowing the costs and the utilization of the resources allows initiating appropriate measures for reducing costs, adaptation of resources and improving capacity utilization in due time. The results of the accompanying cost calculationcan be used also for invoicing and compensation of logistic service providers, if costs-based prices have been agreed.Final Cost CalculationSubjects of final cost calculation or post calculation are the operating costs of closed periods in the past. The real logistic costs and cost rates can be compared with the respective target values and benchmarks. This allows conclusions for standard costing and pricing.Most important causes for deviations of real costs from the target values in logistics are:●Cost factors, especially personnel costs, have been planned, assumed orexpected too high or too low.●Utilization of resources, such as transport means, storage systems,machines, and production facilities, has been planned or expectedfalsely.●Empty runs of transport means and filling degrees of transport and loadunits were incorrectly planned.●The actual utilization structure of the logistic system differs from theanticipated structure.The first two reasons for differences between real and target costs are normally caused by the planner and the operator of a logistic system. A too high share of empty runs and bad utilization of storage capacities is in many cases also the result of unqualified planning or poor scheduling. However, this can be caused also by a user, who changed transport relations, demand structure or stock levels. An insufficient utilization can also be initiated by a wrong demand forecast or false information from the customers.For a dedicated logistic system, which is used for a longer period of time by one or a small number of companies based on individual contracts, the users must bear the risk of changing demand and the cost differences resulting from a deviating utilization of the ready held resources. Final cost calculation for dedicated logisticsystems can be used for the utilization based allocation of surpluses or additional costs to the different usersFor a multi-user logistic system, where tasks and services are offered on the market and used only for shorter periods of time by many different customers, the risk for changing demand and insufficient utilization is born by the logistic service provider. This risk is compensated by the chances for higher profit from better utilization or favorable demand structure. Furthermore, the service provider can influence the demand by his sales efforts and by offering utilization dependent prices. For multi-user logistic systems the structure and utilization risk are incorporated in the pricesComponents of Logistic CostsThe total logistic costs are a sum of specific logistic costs, additional logistic costs and administrative costs:●Specific logistic costs are all costs of a performance station, a profit centeror a company, which are caused by executing the genuine operativelogistic tasks transport, handling, storing and commissioning.●Additional logistic costs are caused by executing additional operative taskswhich are directly connected with the genuine logistic tasks, such aspacking, labeling, loading and unloading, quality control or handling ofempties.●Administrative logistic costs are costs for related administrative services,such as scheduling, quality management and controlling, which go alongwith the execution of logistic performances and additional services.Costs for non-logistic tasks, such as research and development, construction, production, assembling, marketing, sales and general administration, are not part of the logistic costs. Also, the costs for buying and procuring merchandise, parts, material and equipment are not logistic costs as long as they are not directly caused by the execution of logistic tasks and related services. For instance, the costs for packing sales units are production costs, whereas the costs for packing material, pallets, bins and load carriers are material costs of logistics.When designing and optimizing company logistics as well as when scheduling orders and inventories, it is necessary to keep in mind that many logistic activities also have an effect on non-logistic costs and revenues. They influence setup costs, out-of-stock costs, disruption costs and ordering costs as well as prices, profit margins and turnover. Hence, logisticians always have to bear in mind the economic principle:Logistic activities as all other activities in the company should maximize the difference between revenues and costs at lowest capital investment.Elements of Logistic Costs●Personnel costs: wages for workers and salaries for employees with logisticresponsibilities, including personal taxes, vacation, illness, absence, etc.●Space and area costs: Depreciation and interest for the owned assets andbuildings, rents and leasing fees for external buildings, halls and areas,including related heating, climate, maintenance and surveillance costs.●Route and network costs: Depreciation and interest for own and fees forexternal driveways, routes, roads, highways, railroads and transshipmentpoints●Costs for logistic equipment: Depreciation, interest and operating costs forown as well as rental fees and leasing costs for external logistic equipmentsuch as racks, forklifts, transport means, cranes, conveyors and handlingequipment, control systems and process computers, including theequipment-caused energy, cleaning, repair and maintenance costs.●Load carrier costs: Depreciation and interest for own as well as rental feesand leasing costs for external load carriers, such as pallets, bins, barrels,racks, cassettes and containers, including the costs for cleaning, repair,maintenance and empties management.●Logistic material costs: Expenditures for packing material, transportpacking, load securing, labels and other material, which is needed in orderto perform logistic tasks and services.●Logistic IT-costs: Depreciation, interest and operating costs for ownIT-systems as well as costs for external IT-systems as far as used forlogistic purposes.●Third party logistic expenses: Freights, rental fees and other expenses forlogistic service providers.●Taxes, duties and insurance fees, which accumulate during the execution oflogistic tasks and services, as far as related to logistic purposes.●Planning and project costs: Depreciation and interest on activated expensesfor planning, project management and implementation accumulated up tothe start of the economic utilization of a logistic system.●Inventory holding costs: Interest and write offs on all stationary andmoving inventories, in stocks, on buffer places and in transport.In some companies the inventory holding costs include only the interest caused by the capital commitment. Obsolescence costs as well as write-offs due to non-marketability, deterioration or stock decline are often neglected. However, the write-offs on inventories of fashion, perishable, high value or electronic goods can be as high as or even higher than the interest.译文物流成本和控制资料来源: Springer-Verlag 2009 作者:Timm Gudehus,Herbert Kotzab 物流成本定义在不同公司是不同的。
物流成本仓储管理系统中英文对照外文翻译文献
文献信息:文献标题:Logistics Cost Calculation of Implementation Warehouse Management System: A Case Study(实施仓储管理系统的物流成本计算:案例研究)国外作者:Tomáš Ku era文献出处:《MATEC Web of Conferences》, 2017字数统计:英文 2741 单词,13573 字符;中文 4043 汉字外文文献:Logistics Cost Calculation of Implementation Warehouse Management System: A Case StudyAbstract Warehouse management system can take full advantage of the resources and provide efficient warehousing services. The paper aims to show advantages and disadvantages of the warehouse management system in a chosen enterprise, which is focused on logistics services and transportation. The paper can bring new innovative approach for warehousing and presents how logistics enterprise can reduce logistics costs. This approach includes cost reduction of the establishment, operation and savings in the overall assessment of the implementation of the warehouse management system. The innovative warehouse management system will be demonstrated as the case study, which is classified as a qualitative scientific method, in the chosen logistics enterprise. The paper is based on the research of the world literature, analyses of the internal logistics processes, data and finally enterprise documents. The paper discovers costs related to personnel costs, handling equipmentcosts and costs for material identification. Implementation of the warehouse management system will reduce overall logistics costs of warehousing and extend the warehouse management system to other parts of the logistics chain.1.IntroductionAt present time companies try to minimize the costs of logistics. The concept of warehousing is very closely linked to logistics and distribution. Warehousing is within the logistics chain, one of the activities cannot be omitted. Warehousing addresses many crucial issues, inventory levels, ordering cycles, warehouse equipment and their spatial distribution, distribution of warehouse and inventory management. At high inventory levels incurred by companies fixed cost for each additional unit of inventory. Possession of inventory on hand may be necessary for the company due to preserve their source of supply. Warehousing is one of the most important parts of the entire logistics system. Warehousing is a link between manufacturers and customers, it provides storage for many products (e.g. raw materials, parts, semi-finished products, components and finished products). Warehouses allow to bridge space and time. Manufacturing inventories ensure optimal continuity of the production. Inventories of goods for ensuring smooth supply of the final customer.2.Theoretical background and methodologyWith the constant technological advancement, the companies started to invest in new systems to support competitiveness in the market in which they operate. The trend of reducing the cost of warehousing is the maximum use of warehouse space, the minimum number of transfers, effective solution to the warehousing points or reducing the number of species of stored inventory. These costs are significant, if the free warehouse space on someone's rented, or if with a higher warehousing amount of enterprise must pay for additional rented premises, or energy, or heat. Warehousemanagers are usually interested in providing high quality services to their customers at minimum cost. From a tactical, strategic and operational point of view, the main issues concern both the warehouse and the inventory management.Warehousing systems and material handling systems play a pivotal and critical role in the supply chain, and requirements for warehousing and handling operations have significantly increased in recent years.Warehousing refers to activities associated with inventory management. These activities take place within the warehouse area, it is mainly the receipt of goods, purchase goods handling, picking, gathering and activities related to sorting.Warehouse management is not just a purchase, warehousing and transport within the warehouse; this is a more complex system that exceeds the physical boundaries of warehouses. Warehouse Management System (hereinafter WMS) is used to increase performance and warehousing for better management decisions for holding only strictly necessary supplies needed for the manufacturing process. WMS can take full advantage of the resources and provide efficient warehousing services provided by the plan, organize, control and coordination processes. WMS is a necessary approach for every warehouse. An automated warehousing system provides less effort, more efficient, and reliable results compared to manual handled system. WMS is designed to help reduce costs through effective warehouse processes. The tool known as WMS is a system that facilitates the handling operations and storage materials through defined parameters, but the deployment of this system need to go through steps that impact positively and negatively the company's various sectors.The need for automating the warehouse arises from the fact that manual handling may cause human errors which may affect the warehouse utilization.The case study, as one of the qualitative research methods, was chosen because it counts among the most frequently used methods within the research focused on the implementation of different management approaches into practice of organizations.Case study is defined as an empirical survey of the current phenomenon in its natural environment, using multiple sources of evidence. Study cases are selected based on pre- defined conditions of the case.The aim of this paper is to show advantages and disadvantages of the warehouse management system in a chosen logistics service provider (Ewals Cargo Care), which is focused on logistics services and transportation. The paper will bring new innovative approach for warehousing and presents how the logistics enterprise can reduce logistics costs, mainly personnel costs. This is especially thanks to the implementation of warehouse management system. Data used in the case study is based on real logistics processes in logistics service provider. The paper discovers costs related to personnel costs, handling equipment costs and costs for material identification.3.Case study: Warehouse management system in logistics service providerThe case study is focused on new innovative approach for warehousing and presents how logistics service provider (Ewals Cargo Care) can reduce logistics costs, thanks to the implementation of warehouse management system. Ewals Cargo Care (hereinafter ECC) is a transport and logistics company operating in the market for more than 110 years. For its customers, primarily in the automotive, electronics, paper and packaging industry, manufacturers and distributors of consumer electronics provides services both in the field of transport, as well as services related to warehousing and handling of goods.The company's goal is always to find the optimal solution for shipping process on the way from supplier to customer, with the possibility of combining shipment, transhipment or use consolidation warehouses. ECC fully uses its years of experience, skills and knowledge to find and implemented for customers the most effective solution with the least impact on the environment.The case study compares two models. The first one is the existing warehouse system and the second one is the new innovative WMS. For the design of WMS implementation was used analysis of current warehouse management based on fixed warehouse positions and common software that keeps track of inventory about individual stock items. The current system of fixed positions does not allow variable use of empty warehouse cells for current needs income and material warehouse. Proposal for the implementation of WMS in turn allows almost 100% utilization of warehouse capacity and reducing the administrative handling time needed to process goods receipt, put-away, warehousing and distribution of goods to the production. For the current calculation of measured values required for the proposal to introduce managed warehouse was used ECC customer production plan in 2017. Of these production plans, can derive data needed to analyse the personnel and technical complexity in the case of implementation of WMS.Tab. 1 shows the personnel costs in the existing warehouse system. Personnel costs are governed by wage regulation in the ECC. Based on the number of employees (32 people) are determined by the total personnel costs, which amounts to 1,183,000 CZK per month.Table 1. Personnel costs – current state – existing warehouse systemRequired operating personnel warehouse in 2017 could be changed about the implementation of WMS. In tab. 2 lists the personnel costs in the warehouse after implementation of WMS. Out of 32 employees after the implementation of softwareand hardware WMS has been optimized six workers. Personnel costs would be reduced from the amount 1,183,000 CZK to 967,000 CZK per month.Table 2. Personnel costs – state after implementation of WMSIn tab. 3 is an overview of the necessary handling equipment in the warehouse before and after the implementation of WMS. The changes that have occurred since the implementation of WMS are saving one forklift (yellow highlighted box in the tab.3). Number of forklifts can be reduced because WMS reduces the number of forklift drivers. Monthly savings is 24,242 CZK.Table 3. Handling equipment costsTab. 4 shows the hardware and software costs of implementation WMS. These costs include software and hardware equipment (radio frequency terminal equipment, radio frequency network including installation and the necessary printers for printing identification cards). The monthly depreciation of software is 36,944 CZK and maintenance is 7,875 CZK. Monthly depreciation on hardware is 19,168 CZK. Total monthly costs for software and hardware of WMS are 63,987 CZK.Table 4. Hardware and software costs of implementing WMSTab. 5 expresses the logistics costs for material identification in the ECC warehouse. From the available data to determine the total number of printed identification cards (hereinafter IDC) is 660,294 pieces. Print of one IDC worth 0.61 CZK, so they are identifiable costs to the total number of IDC calculated the amount to 402,779 CZK. Costs of hardware and software (column HW and SW) are fixed monthly 29,637 CZK. This amount includes the use of personal computer and printers including consumables. Total yearly costs for material identification are 758,423 C ZK. Table 5. Logistics costs for material identification, HW and SW equipment – existing warehousesystemTab. 6 shows the costs for material identification in case of implementation WMS. IDC costs will change, because new IDCs are cheaper. One identification card costs only 0.24 CZK. Changes that occur with this implementation shall remain in hardware and software. Monthly operating costs of hardware and software of WMSare from tab. 4 totally 63,987 CZK per month. As is apparent from a comparison of the tables, the implementation of WMS will increase the total cost of the material identification from 758,423 CZK to 926,318 CZK per year.Table 6. Logistics costs for material identification, HW and SW equipment – WMSTab. 7 expresses the total cost evaluation, the use of an existing type of warehousing at fixed positions. The right part of the table shows implementation of the WMS. The total savings would be 6 people, so it would reduce personnel costs. WMS could reduce the costs of the warehouse equipment of the forklift. Costs for material identification would increase slightly, but the total yearly cost savings would amount to 2,715,009 CZK.Table 7. Yearly evaluation of total costs4.ConclusionWMS brings many positive impacts. WMS means in practice that all movement of the material is controlled by software, material is identified by a bar code transmitted with a radio frequency terminal. Workers are minimized errors and increasing the productivity. Processes performed by the warehouse staff can monitor and evaluate at any moment. The system minimizes the complaint allows the merging of orders and guarantees compliance with FIFO (First In First Out).The aim of this paper was reduced the logistics costs of warehousing in the ECC and propose the implementation of WMS for reasons of logistics cost savings. With the implementation of WMS will be savings on the cost side. Overall it will be reduced the necessary operating staff consists of 32 to 26 workers, also will be reduced the required handling (warehouse equipment) and slightly will be increased the logistics costs for material identification. Total yearly savings are 2,715,009 C ZK.中文译文:实施仓储管理系统的物流成本计算:案例研究摘要仓储管理系统可充分利用资源,提供高效的仓储服务。
物流管理中英文对照外文翻译文献
中英文对照外文翻译文献(文档含英文原文和中文翻译)原文:The Research of Regional Logistics CompetitivenessAbstractAt present, the development of logistics is the logistics demand rapid increase, the expanding market capacity, accelerates the construction of logistics infrastructure, third-party logistics fast growth the tendency, the whole logistics industry is developing in the direction of the information, globalization and specialization. At the same time, with the rapid increase of logistics demand, the development of the regional logistics more rapidly. Regional logistics is an important part of regional economy, the existence and development of regional logistics is the premise of existence and development of regional economy, no regional economy there would be no regional logistics. Regional logistics and regional economic development level, is closely related to the scale and the level of the different regional economic shape, size and industry, determines the level of regional logistics, the scale and structure form. Regional economic integration can make the area and regional logistics incline to reasonable, adapt to reasonable layout of industrial structure, to reduce logistics cost, promote the development of regional logistics. On the other hand, the regionaleconomic development is inseparable from the development of regional logistics and regional logistics to provide support and guarantee for the development of regional economy, the development of the regional logistics will drive and promote the further development of regional economy. Therefore, the development of the regional logistics has become to improve the regional investment environment and industry development environment, expanding the scope of the regional influence, the key to enhancing regional competitiveness.Keywords: Regional logistics; Regional logistics competitiveness; Evaluation index 1 IntroductionThe rapid development of world economy and the progress of modern science and technology, the logistics industry as an emerging service industry, is developing rapidly in the global scope. Internationally, logistics industry is considered to be the economic development of the artery and basic industry, its development degree become to measure a country's modernization degree and comprehensive national strength, one of the important marks is known as the "third profit source" of the enterprise, its role is more and more big, became the current after the IT industry, financial industry's hottest emerging industry a new growth point of national economy, and caused widespread social attention. Regional logistics is an important component of regional economy, is the important force in the formation and development of regional economy, it is to improve the efficiency and economic benefit in the field of regional circulation, improve the competitive ability of regional market, etc., plays a positive role in active. Behind the rapid development of modern logistics, however, there are still many problems; including logistics competitiveness level is lower than the level of logistics development is particularly prominent. Choosing logistics competitiveness development level evaluation index, since there is no uniform standard, can only use freight or freight turnover scale to measure logistics. Implementation of goods transport is the process of logistics spatial displacement at the center of the link, with the two indicators to measure logistics scale has certain scientific, but it can't reflect the outline of the regional logistics. Estimates of logistics demand, typically based on GDP and total retail sales of social consumer goods such as index of national economic accounting. This is just a simple measure of the macro level, the proportion of different researchers use different, ranging from teens to twenty percent, there are large difference between the results and gives theoreticalanalysis greater difficulties. At the same time, the logistics industry's economic statistical data shortage, there is no comprehensive logistics demand statistics, which made us qualitative understanding of the level of understanding of logistics.2 Literature reviewAbout the Core Competence theory, Core Competence (Core Competence) of the original intention is the Core skills or Core skills, this concept is in 1990 by the American strategic management experts made (C.K.P rahalad) and Britain's strategic management experts hamer (c. amel), refers to the enterprise organization of accumulating knowledge, especially about how to coordinate different production skills and integrate a variety of technical knowledge, and on the basis of advantage over other competitors unique ability, namely Core Competence is built on the basis of enterprise Core resources, is the enterprise intelligence, technology, products, management, culture and other elements in the reflection of comprehensive advantage in the market. At present there are three typical academic argument: the ability theory represented by Rossby and Christie's school; School represented by porter's theory of market structure; Represented by Werner Phil and Penrose's theory of resource school. Core competitiveness is value, the ability to integrated, uniqueness, extensibility and inherent characteristics.Related theory, the study of regional logistics, the logistics research of Europe and the United States, Japan and other developed countries, focus on the enterprise level, is committed to providing enterprise optimization strategy. And regional logistics system and competitiveness research, involved. According to literature review, the regional international logistics field of research mainly includes the following aspects: (1) from the perspective of multinational company research the global logistics resources configuration and coordination problems. Specific include logistics infrastructure, market competition mechanism and the problem of logistics supply chain operation. Such research quantification technology such as using the operational research tools, more for the global network of supply chain facility location positioning, and coordinate the factory more support, strategic distribution system design problem. This is an extension of the logistics enterprise level optimization study, the commonly used methods include mathematical analytical method, system simulation method and heuristic methods, etc. If only one method and graphical method solving the problem of the layout of the site; Mixed integer programming solve the problem of siteselection of logistics center and logistics planning, etc.(2) from the perspective of urban economy and the environment, the research of urban traffic network Settings. For example Tanjguchietal from the city level, using a dynamic traffic simulation model, quantitative research economic growth, the transport demand, as well as the related road congestion and environmental pollution.(3) from the point of view of the city government, study its role in macro logistics development and utility. For example MeirJ. R and Senblatt, studied the global supply chain management in infrastructure financing, transportation and regional trading rules, corporate tax law of the government subsidies, and other effects of the main factors of global production and distribution network, etc.3 Introduction to the theory of regional logistics related3.1 The definition of regional logisticsAcademic definition of regional logistics has not yet unified, a more accepted view is that regional logistics is the geographical environment in a certain area, with large and medium-sized cities as the center, based on the regional scale and scope economy, combined with effective logistics service scope, area inside and outside of all kinds of goods from the supplier to accept to effective entity flow; Is the transport, storage, loading and unloading, handling, distribution, packaging, circulation processing, information processing, such as integrated logistics activities, to service in the composite system of regional economic development. It requires the integration, the integration of logistics management, namely to meet user needs for the purpose, to the goods, services and related information from the supplier to accept to the efficient flow of planning, execution, and control activities, is the organic unity of cash-flow, information flow and cash flow.3.2 Relationship of regional logistics subject, object and carrierRegional logistics has the characteristics of multi-level and multi-dimensional structure, its basic elements include logistics main body, object and logistics carrier, and the structure of the basic elements and their complete system, each element show different features, thus forming the function of the regional logistics. Regional logistics main body is directly involved in or specialized is engaged in the economic organization of regional logistics activity, including the owner of the goodsFlow, the third party logistics enterprise, storage and transportation enterprise, etc. Logistics is the supply chain logistics channels, the starting point and end point ofconnection in the whole course of the regional logistics activity plays a dominant and decisive role. Elements of the integrated logistics subject is the essential characteristic of modern logistics. Therefore, the elements of logistics as one of the main body, logistics has a decisive role in the development of logistics industry. Similar accumulation and regional economy industry, regional logistics also emphasizes the logistics main body accumulation, logistics main body in space is beneficial to promote the logistics activities of large-scale, intensive, body development, it is also a regional logistics park, logistics center, the objective basis of the formation of distribution centers, and regional logistics park, logistics center and distribution center determines the spatial structure of the regional logistics system.3.3 Regional logistics and regional economic relationsRegional logistics is an important part of regional economy, the existence and development of regional logistics is the premise of existence and development of regional economy, no regional economy there would be no regional logistics. Regional logistics and regional economic development level, is closely related to the scale and the level of the different regional economic shape, size and industry, determines the level of regional logistics, the scale and structure form. Logistics is always accompanied by business flow, the more advanced the regional economy, manufacturing and trading more active, the logistics industry as a service industry will have a good customer base and market infrastructure, the greater the chance of large-scale development. On the other hand, the regional economic development is inseparable from the development of regional logistics and regional logistics to provide support and guarantee for the development of regional economy, the development of the regional logistics will drive and promote the further development of regional economy. Thus, regional logistics and regional economy is the unity of interdependence. Regional economy is the premise and foundation of regional logistics development, is the dominant force in the regional logistics development; Regional logistics is an important part of regional economy, is the regional economic support system, and serve the regional economy. Regional logistics development goal and strategy must obey and serve the regional economic development goals and strategies.4 Regional logistics competitivenessRegional logistics competitiveness refers to a certain space range (generaladministrative area as the border, across regions), the logistics industry are different from other areas of the assignment of resources was made in the advantage, the logistics enterprises, government policy support and industrial innovation ability, eventually embodied through regional internal benign competition will be more than all kinds of resources, the ability to effectively integrate to form a complementary and integrated ability system, reflect the regional comparison of competitive power in the logistics activity, reflect the size of the regional logistics service ability and the logistics industry development level of high and low. The competitiveness of the regional logistics is mainly composed of six basic elements constitute: social and economic development level, scale of logistics demand and supply condition of logistics, the logistics development of logistics industry in the enterprise information development level, development level, the macro environment.4.1 The social and economic development levelComprehensive social and economic development level reflects the regional logistics competitiveness level of social economic basis, is the guarantee of development of regional logistics competitiveness, to provide support for the sustainable development of regional logistics, from the other side also reflects the competitiveness of regional logistics development potential and power.4.2 The logistics demand scaleLogistics demand scale is mainly refers to the logistics services in the field such as production, consumption and circulation quantity and scale, to some extent, restricted by local resource conditions, it reflects a region, the demand for logistics service level and size: the size of the logistics demand, determines the size of the logistics market capacity, is the premise of existence and development of regional logistics industry and the foundation.4.3 Logistics supply conditionThe supply condition of logistics refers to the logistics infrastructure provided for the development of the logistics industry, all kinds of logistics technology and equipment, is engaged in the logistics services enterprises and the corresponding professionals such as the number and size of traffic capacity and regional situation, the comprehensive reflection of regional logistics supply capacity and service level, reflects the effect on the development of the logistics industry to promote and satisfaction, is the main factor of the formation and development of regional logisticscompetition.4.4 Logistics enterprise development levelLogistics enterprise comprehensive development level reflects the regional logistics main body's ability to provide logistics services and meet customer demand, embodies the subject of logistics operation level, mainly including the enterprise competition ability, profit ability and performance level, reflect a certain period of logistics enterprises in the area of the overall level of development, is the key factor for the formation of regional logistics competitiveness.4.5 Information development levelMainly refers to the regional information development level of information degree and the level of information technology. Logistics is based on information flow, logistics has become more and more rely on the whole process of access to information. Many logistics enterprises have established their own information management system as a crucial to the development of its core competitiveness, the development level of information is the one important factor for the formation of regional logistics competitiveness level.4.6 Logistics macro environmentMacro environment refers to the logistics industry development of logistics industry development planning, land use policy, tax policy, market access policy, talent training, such as the soft environment, affecting the development of logistics industry reflects the external environment for the development of the logistics industry to provide favorable conditions and the environment support.译文:区域物流竞争力研究摘要当前,物流的发展正呈现出物流需求快速上升、市场容量不断扩大、物流基础设施建设加速、第三方物流快速成长的趋势,整个物流产业正朝着信息化、全球化和专业化的方向发展。
物流外包外文文献翻译
文献出处:Min, Hokey. "Examining logistics outsourcing practices in the United States: from the perspectives of third-party logistics service users."[J] Logistics Research 6.4 (2013): 133-144.原文Examining logistics outsourcing practices in the United States: from the perspectives of third-party logistics service usersHokey MinAbstractOngoing global recession forced many firms to change the direction of their business strategic thinking. This change in a strategic thinking includes the reassessment of current business practices that may not necessarily add the highest value to the supply chain process and may not bring the highest possible return from the allocated resources. As such, outsourcing strategy that allows the firm to focus on its core competency has gained popularity over the years. One of the supply chain activities that are often outsourced is logistics as evidenced by a continued growth of the third-party logistics (3PL) industry across the world. To help firms formulate wise logistics outsourcing strategy, this paper examines the common logistics outsourcing practices among the US firms and identifies key determinants influencing their logistics outsourcing decisions. It also explores the current logistics outsourcing trends in terms of customer value propositions. Examples of such trends that this study discovered were the increased outsourcing of global logistics practices and a short-term duration of the logistics outsourcing contracts. Furthermore, this paper identifies the best-in class 3PLs based on their users’ experiences with those 3PLs as guidance for future benchmarking efforts.1 IntroductionWith the world economy deeply mired in the worst recession in decades, many firms search for every possible means to enhance their managerial efficiency. One ofsuch means includes logistics outsourcing. Generally, logistics outsourcing is defined as a subcontract arrangement whereby a logistics service provider performs a range of services for a firm that could be, or have been provided, in-house. Logistics outsourcing allows the firm to focus on its core competency and exploit external resources and expertise in handling its logistics activities. In other words, logistics outsourcing involves any form of externalization of logistics activities previously performed “in-house.” The theoretical underpinnings of logistics outsourcing are often predicated on the transaction cost analysis and network theory .According to the transaction cost theory, when transaction costs are low and transaction uncertainty is high, logistics outsourcing can be more appropriate than in-housing. Also, according to the network theory, the firm’s relations with its logistics service providers through outsourcing contracts can constitute its most valuable intangible resource (e.g., logistics knowledge and competencies) and thus create competitive advantages over its rival. To elaborate, the potential benefits of logistics outsourcing include the following: cost savings, improved cash flows, better asset management, greater distribution networks, quicker customer responses, a reduced burden for capital investments, and supply chain flexibility.Realizing these benefits, 70 % of the US firms outsourced their logistics operations to some extent for the last two decades [4]. The popularity of logistics outsourcing is further evidenced by a gradual growth of the third-party logistics (3PL) industry in terms of its sales revenue and diverse service offerings for the last two decades. Though suffering from a slight decline in 3PL growth during 2009, the 3PL industry generated more than $120 billion of revenue in 2010 [14]. Riding a new wave of momentum, the 3PL revenue reached $141 billion in 2011 [29]. Due to a wide range of 3PL service options available from the ever-growing 3PL industry, the 3PL selection decision often poses unique challenges (see, e.g., [5]). These challenges may include the following: (1) the identification of logistics functions that need to be streamlined and outsourced; (2) the constant evaluation and monitoring of 3PL performances; (3) the coordination of outsourced logistics activities through frequent communication with selected 3PLs; (4) the preparation of a request-for-proposal (RFP)or request-for-quotes (RFQ); (5) contract renewals; (6) the establishment of a long-term relationship with trustworthy 3PLs. The failure to deal with these challenges may significantly disrupt the 3PL user’s supply chain operations and bring more harm than good, since the 3PL user contractually relies on the 3PL to provide timely and cost-efficient logistics services to its end customers.Considering the various challenges of logistics outsourcing, it is important for the 3PL user to develop a careful strategic plan before making its decision on the scope of logistics outsourcing, 3PL selection, contract negotiation, relationship building, performance appraisal, conflict resolution, and contract renewal. To help the 3PL user develop such a plan, this paper conducts a questionnaire survey of the US firms and identifies the common logistics outsourcing practices that can be developed into the “best-practices.” This paper also develops potential performance metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be used to evaluate the 3PL performances and then determines the benchmark (“best-in class”) 3PL among the six leadi ng 3PLs (i.e., UPS Supply Chain Solutions, FedEx Supply Chain Solutions, Ryder Logistics, Menlo, C.H. Robinson, Exel) in the United States which can be emulated by other 3PLs. These metrics can provide a distinction between more successful and less successful 3PLs and thus help identify key success factors for logistics outsourcing [26, 76]. With this in mind, this paper addresses the following research questions:1.Which companies are likely to outsource their logistics activities?2. Who makes a logistics outsourcing decision and manages 3PLs?3. Which logistics functions are likely to be outsourced?4. Which terms (e.g., payment, duration, and conflict resolution) are included in the 3PL contracts?5. What are the most important determinants for selecting 3PLs?6. What are the most important benefits of logistics outsourcing?7. Which performance metrics are most important to 3PL performance evaluation?8. Which leading 3PL is considered to be the “best-in class” performer (benchmark)? In the following sections, we provide a brief overview of the relevant literature pertaining to logistics outsourcing. Next, we present the research methodology and its rationale. Then, we summarize the outcomes of data analysis, while discussing key findings and implications of this research.2 Literature reviewReflecting the growing popularity of logistics outsourcing and a subsequent growth of the 3PL industry, there exist an extensive body of the literature relating to logistics outsourcing including 3PL trends, extent of 3PL usage, 3PL benefits, 3PL benchmarks, and 3PL selection criteria. In general, 3PL refers to a for-hire, independent service provider performing all or part of logistics activities for the buyer, the seller, and the manufacturer of raw materials, parts/components, goods in process, or finished products without taking the title of those goods is one of the first to conceptualize 3PL services and project the emergence of the 3PL industry. Lieb and Randall started their landmark study by examining the extent to which the US manufacturers used 3PL services, the specific areas of 3PL services that were frequently used, and the managerial benefits accrued from the use of 3PL services. This study was continued and extended by Lieb and Randall , Sink et al. Lieb and Kopczak, Murphy and Poist, Lieb and Randall, Lieb and Miller , Lieb and Kendrick, and Lieb and Bentz who examined the extent of 3PL usage, 3PL market trends, and the prospects of the 3PL industry from the perspectives of 3PL chief executive officers (CEOs) and selected users for the last decade.Following suit, Knemeyer and Murphy and Sahay and Mohan investigated the impact of 3PL relationships on 3PL selection, contractual arrangements, and extent of its usage. These studies, however, primarily focused on the 3PL industry in the United States and did not recognize the emergence of the 3PL industry in foreign markets. Inresponse to the need for global 3PL studies, Lieb et al. conducted an empirical analysis to compare the status of the US 3PL industry with that of the European 3PL industry. Lieb and Kopczak also examined how US 3PLs established their foothold in the European market. To better understand the dynamics of emerging 3PL markets in a particular foreign country, Dapiran et al. investigated the extent of 3PL usage in Australia. Similarly, Bhatnagar et al. zeroed in on 3PL opportunities in Singapore, while Sohail et al. looked into the burgeoning Sub-Saharan African market that was often overlooked by many 3PLs. Also, Jaafar and Rafiq studied the prevalent practices and trends of the 3PL industry in the United Kingdom. Other similar studies focusing on the particular country’s regional 3PL markets include the following: logistics outsourcing practices in Mexico, New Zealand Australia and New Zealand, China, Korea, India (Sahay and Mohan [65]), Saudi Arabia, Denmark, and Turkey. However, a vast majority of these prior studies did not develop a benchmark of 3PL performance standards, which is critical to sustaining the growth of the 3PL industry on a global scale. Recognizing this deficiency, Min and Joo attempted to measure the performance of selected 3PLs and then developed a benchmark standard using data envelopment analysis (DEA). Generally, DEA is referred to as a nonparametric linear programming technique that converts multiple incommensurable inputs and outputs of each decision-making unit (DMU) into a scalar measure of operational efficiency, relative to its competing DMUs. Similar attempts were made by Zhou et al. Min and Joo , and Min et al. Despite numerous merits, most of the prior 3PL studies primarily focused on the specific demands, needs, and types of logistics outsourcing practices without looking into the 3PL user’s outsourcing decision rationales, contractual terms, 3PL selection criteria, value propositions, and performance metrics which will be the important basis for 3PL benchmarking. To fill a significant void in 3PL knowledge bases, this paper conducts an exploratory study of US firms that can increase the understanding of their outsourcing decision rationales, contractual issues, value propositions, and performance metrics, while identifying best-in class practices and then developing winning logistics outsourcing strategy.译文研究美国的物流外包实践:从第三方物流服务的用户的视角摘要持续的全球经济衰退迫使许多公司改变了他们的商业战略思考的方向。
物流成本论文中英文对照资料外文翻译文献
中英文对照资料外文翻译文献基于第三方物流企业活动的成本核算方法本文将分析作业成本计算方法可为第三方物流公司所面临主要的成本核算方法发展的问题。
它会检查活动开展的第三方分销商在最重要的仓储和运输活动中产生的成本。
然而,重点主要是在产品分销到最终的接收者时,这最后的接收人非第三方物流公司的客户。
(JEL MI O)介绍在过去的十年中,第三方物流企业的发展一直非常重要。
原因如下,第三方物流企业的发展,最重要的是集中在其核心业务——制造企业和新的技术的进步,在此背景下,传统方法的成本可能会产生失真的信息,这可能会导致信息使用者作出错误决策。
当公司意识到这种潜在的危险,第三方物流中公司增加了使用基于活动的成本核算(ABC)方法。
成本计算方法:成本模型的传统方法定义的成本模型和批判的定义的成本模型是首先要定义什么是成本模型。
这可以通过任何成本模型应该执行[卡普兰和库珀,1998]的主要功能分析来完成:1)出售的存货计价和计量的商品和服务的成本的目的是金融融资;2)出售的活动,产品,服务,和客户的成本估计;3)对出售过程的管理者和员工根据效率提供一般的经济反馈。
从这个定义中,成本模式可能会被公司使用进行分析,以对成本有正确的认识,作为以运行其业务的工具。
其中的一个成本模型的目的是使收集和分析数据的公司,以获得有用的信息,作出决策所产生有用的数据。
模型可以正确的根据其产生信息做出对管理决策能力进行评估。
成本模型的演进成本系统的发展一直都是一个线性的,连续的过程[约翰逊和卡普兰,1987]。
事实上,在20世纪20年代,几乎所有公司已经开发了已经使用到现在的管理会计程序。
此外,1925年和1980年之间,几乎没有创新的想法,从而影响了成本管理系统的设计和使用。
相同的概念总是出现:盈亏平衡分析,成本 - 数量 - 利润分析,直接成本计算,以及固定和可变成本估算。
有观点认为,传统的账户是唯一的融资导向,简单地描述历史投入的成本计算方法[贝利斯·琼斯和Develin,1995]的其他作者之间共享这些观点。
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中英文对照外文翻译The application of third party logistics to implement theJust-In-Time system with minimum cost under a global environmentAbstractThe integration of the Just-In-Time (JIT) system with supply chain management has been attracting more and more attention recently. Within the processes of the JIT system, the upstream manufacturer is required to deliver products using smaller delivery lot sizes, at a higher delivery frequency. For the upstream manufacturer who adopts sea transportation to deliver products, a collaborative third party logistics (3PL) can act as an interface between the upstream manufacturer and the downstream partner so that the products can be delivered globally at a lower cost to meet the JIT needs of the downstream partner. In this study, a quantitative JIT cost modelassociated with the application of third party logistics is developed to investigate the optimal production lot size and delivery lot size at the minimum total cost. Finally, a Taiwanese optical drive manufacturer is used as an illustrative case study to demonstrate the feasibility and rationality of the model.1. IntroductionWith the globalization of businesses, the on-time delivery of products through the support of a logistics system has become more and more important. Global corporations must constantly investigate their production systems, distribution systems, and logistics strategies to provide the best customer service at the lowest possible cost.Goetschalckx, Vidal, and Dogan (2002) stated that long-range survival for international corporations will be very difficult without a highly optimized, strategic, and tactical global logistics plan. Stadtler (2005) mentions that the activities and processes should be coordinated along a supply chain to capture decisions in procurement, transportation, production and distribution adequately, and many applications of supplychain management can be found in the literature (e.g. Ha and Krishnan, 2008, Li and Kuo, 2008 and Wang and Sang, 2005). Recently, the study of the Just-In-Time (JIT) system under a global environment has attracted more attention in the Personal Computer (PC) related industries because of the tendency towards vertical disintegration. The JIT system can be implemented to achieve numerous goals such as cost reduction, lead-time reduction, quality assurance, and respect for humanity (Monden, 2002). Owing to the short product life cycle of the personal computer industry, downstream companies usually ask their upstream suppliers to execute the JIT system, so that the benefits, like the risk reduction of price loss incurred from inventory, lead times reduction, on-time delivery, delivery reliability, quality improvement, and lowered cost could be obtained (Shin, Collier, & Wilson, 2000). According to the JIT policy, the manufacturer must deliver the right amount of components, at the right time, and to the right place (Kim & Kim, 2002). The downstream assembler usually asks for higher delivery frequency and smaller delivery lot sizes so as to reduce his inventory cost in the JIT system (Kelle, khateeb, & Miller, 2003). However, large volume products are conveyed using sea transportation, using larger delivery lotsizes to reduce transportation cost during transnational transportation. In these circumstances, corporations often choose specialized service providers to outsource their logistics activities for productivity achievement and/or service enhancements (La Londe & Maltz, 1992). The collaboration of third party logistics (3PL) which is globally connected to the upstream manufacturer and the downstream assembler will be a feasible alternative when the products have to be delivered to the downstream assembler through the JIT system. In this study, the interaction between the manufacturer and the 3PL will be discussed to figure out the related decisions such as the optimal production lot size of the manufacturer and the delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL, based on its contribution towards obtaining the minimum total cost. In addition, the related assumptions and restrictions are deliberated as well so that the proposed model is implemented successfully. Finally, a Taiwanese PC-related company which practices the JIT system under a global environment is used to illustrate the optimal production lot size and delivery lot size of the proposed cost model.2. Literature reviewThe globalization of the network economy has resulted in a whole new perspective of the traditional JIT system with the fixed quantity-period delivery policy (Khan & Sarker, 2002). The fixed quantity-period delivery policy with smaller quantities and shorter periods is suitable to be executed among those companies that are close to each other. However, it would be hard for the manufacturer to implement the JIT system under a global environment, especially when its products are conveyed by transnational sea transportation globally. Therefore, many corporations are trying to outsource their global logistics activities strategically in order to obtain the numerous benefits such as cost reduction and service improvement. Hertz and Alfredsson (2003) have stated that the 3PL, which involves a firm acting as a middleman not taking title to the products, but to whom logistics activities are outsourced, has been playing a very important role in the global distribution network. Wang and Sang (2005) also mention that a 3PL firm is a professional logistics company profiting by taking charge of a part or the total logistics in the supply chain of a focal enterprise. 3PL also connects the suppliers, manufacturers, and the distributors in supply chains and provide substance movement andlogistics information flow. The core competitive advantage of a 3PL firm comes from its ability to integrate services to help its customers optimize their logistics management strategies, build up and operate their logistics systems, and even manage their whole distribution systems (Wang & Sang, 2005). Zimmer (2001) states that production depends deeply on the on-time delivery of components, which can drastically reduce buffer inventories, when JIT purchasing is implemented. When the manufacturer has to comply with the assembler under the JIT system, the inventories of the manufacturer will be increased to offset the reduction of the assembler’s inventories (David and Chaime, 2003, Khan and Sarker, 2002 and Sarker and Parija, 1996).The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model is widely used to calculate the optimal lot size to reduce the total cost, which is composed of ordering cost, setup cost, and inventory holding cost for raw materials and manufactured products (David and Chaime, 2003, Kelle et al., 2003, Khan and Sarker, 2002 and Sarker and Parija, 1996). However, some issues such as the integration of collaborative 3PL and the restrictions on the delivery lot size by sea transportation are not discussedfurther in their studies. For the above involved costs, David and Chaime (2003) further discuss a vendor–buyer relationship to include two-sided transportation costs in the JIT system. Koulamas, 1995 and Otake et al., 1999 describe that the annual setup cost is equal to the individual setup cost times the total number of orders in a year. McCann, 1996 and Tyworth and Zeng, 1998 both state that the transportation cost can be affected by freight rate, annual demand, and the products’ weight. Compared to the above studies which assume that the transportation rate is constant per unit, Swenseth and Godfrey (2002) assumed that the transportation rate is constant per shipment, which will result in economies of scale for transportation. Besides, McCann (1996) presented that the total logistics costs are the sum of ordering costs, holding costs, and transportation costs. A Syarif, Yun, and Gen (2002) mention that the cost incurred from a distribution center includes transportation cost and operation cost. Taniguchi, Noritake, Yamada, and Izumitani (1999) states that the costs of pickup/delivery and land-haul trucks should be included in the cost of the distribution center as well. The numerous costs involved will be formulated in different ways when the manufacturer operates the JIT system associatedwith a collaborative 3PL under a global environment. Kreng and Wang (2005) presented a cost model, which can be implemented in the JIT system under a global environment, to investigate the most appropriate mode of product delivery strategy. They discussed the adaptability of different transportation means for different kinds of products. In this study, the implementation of sea transportation from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider will be particularized, and the corresponding cost model will also be presented to obtain the minimum total cost, the optimal production lot size, and the optimal delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider. Finally, a Taiwanese company is used for the case study to illustrate and explore the feasibility of the model.3. The formulation of a JIT cost model associated with the 3PL Before developing the JIT cost model, the symbols and notations used throughout this study are defined below:B3PL’s pickup cost per unit product (amount per unit)Cj3PL’s cost of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3,…,n (amount per year)DP annual demand rate of the product (units per year)Dr annual demand of raw materials (units per year)D customers’ demand at a specific interval (units per shipment)E annual inventory holding cost of 3PL (amount per year)F transportation cost of the j th transportation containertype from the manufacturer to the 3PL, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (amount per lot)F freight rate from the 3PL provider to the assembler (amount per kilogram)Hp inventory holding cost of a unit of the product (amount per year)Hr inventory holding cost of raw materials per unit (amount per year)Ij average product inventory of the j th transportation container type in the manufacturer, where j= 1, 2,3, …, n (amount per year)I annual profit margin of 3PL (%)K ordering cost (amount per order)Kj number of shipments from the 3PL provider to the assembler when the delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider is Qj with the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n(kj=Qj/d)M∗ optimal number of shipments that manufacturer delivers with the optimal total costactual number of shipments of the j th transportation container type with the minimum total cost, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, nMj number of shipments of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, nnumber of shipments of the j th transportation container type with the minimum total cost, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, nN∗ optimal production lot size of the manufacturer (units per lot)optimal production lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n(units per lot)Nj production lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n (units per lot)Nr ordering quantity of raw material (units per order)P production rate of product (units per year)maximum delivery lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …, n(units per lot)q∗ optimal delivery lot size of the manufacturer (units per lot)qj actual delivery lot size of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …,n (units per lot)Rj loading percentage of the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …,n(Rj=qj/Qj)Rj real number of shipments from the 3PL provider to the assembler when the delivery lot size from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider is qj with the j th transportation container type, where j= 1, 2, 3, …,n(rj=qj/d)S setup cost (amount per setup)W weight of product (kilogram per unit)Λ quantity of raw materials required in producing one unit of a product (units)Tomas and Griffin (1996) considered that a complete supply chain should consist of five participants, including the raw materials supplier, the manufacturer, the assembler, the warehouse operator, and the consumer. This study mainly focuses on the relationships among the manufacturer, the 3PL provider and the assembler within the JIT system under a global environment. In order to achieve the fixed quantity-period JIT delivery policy, which implies that the actual delivery lot size has to be determined by identifying the downstream assembler’s needs instead of the upstream manufacture’s economical delivery lot size, higher transportation costs with higher delivery frequency are necessary. Since the JIT system are more appropriately executed among those companies that are close to each other, a collaborative 3PL connected the upstream manufacture with the downstream assembler is necessary when the products have to be delivered from the upstream manufacture to the downstream assembler by sea transportation over a long distance. This study proposes a JIT cost model to obtain the optimal production lot size, the actual delivery lot size, the most suitable transportation container type, and the exact number of shipments from the manufacturer to the 3PL provider at the minimum total cost.This study makes assumptions of the JIT system as follows: (1) There is only one assembler and only one manufacturer for each product.(2) The production rate of the manufacturer is uniform,finite, and higher than the demand rate of the assembler.(3) There is no shortage and the quality is consistent in both raw materials and products.(4) The demand for products that the assembler receives is fixed and is at regular intervals.(5) Qj is much greater than demand at a regular interval,d.(6) The transportation rates from the manufacturer to the 3PL and from the 3PL to the assembler are computed by the number of shipments and the product’s weight, respectively, and, (7) The space of the manufacturer’s warehouse is sufficient for keeping all inventories of products that the manufacturer produces.According to the above assumptions from (1), (2), (3) and (4), Fig. 1 illustrates the relationships among the manufacturer, the 3PL provider, and the assembler, where the Fig. 1 represents the inventory of manufacturer’s raw materials, the inventoryof products inside the manufacturer, the inventory of the 3PL provider, and the inventory of the assembler from top to bottom (Kreng & Wang, 2005). This study also adopts the Fig. 1 to demonstrate the collaboration of the 3PL provider which will be an interface connecting the manufacturer and the assembler. During the period T1, the inventory of products with the manufacturer will be increased gradually because the production quantity is larger than the demand quantity. However, during the period T2, the inventory of products will be decreased because the production has been stopped.中文翻译:在全球环境下第三方物流以最小的成本实现了Just-In-Time系统的应用摘要:JUST-IN-TIME(JIT)系统,供应链管理的整合,最近已经吸引了越来越多的关注。