物流管理【外文翻译】

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1、外文翻译原文LogisticsManagementMaterialSource:UniversitatPompeuFabraAuthor:HelenaR.LourensoIntoday'shighlycompetitiveglobalmarketplace,thepressureonorganizationstofindnewwaystocreatevalueanddeliverittotheircustomersgrowseverstronger.Theincreasingneedforindustrytocompetewithitsproductsinaglobalm

2、arket,acrosscost,qualityandservicedimensions,hasgivenrisetotheneedtodeveloplogisticsystemsthataremoreefficientthanthosetraditionallyemployed.Therefore,inthelasttwodecades,logisticshasmovedfromanoperationalfunctiontothecorporatefunctionlevel.Therehasbeenagrowingrecognitionthateffectivelogi

3、sticsmanagementthroughoutthefirmandsupplychaincangreatlyassistinthegoalofcostreductionandserviceenhancement.ThekeytosuccessinLogisticsManagement(LM)requiresheavyemphasisonintegrationofactivities,cooperation,coordinationandinformationsharingthroughouttheentiresupplychain,fromsupplierstocus

4、tomers.Tobeabletorespondtothechallengeofintegration,modernbusinessesneedsophisticateddecisionsupportsystems(DSS)basedonpowerfulmathematicalmodelsandsolutiontechniques,togetherwithadvancesininformationandcommunicationtechnologies.Thereisnodoubtthatquantitativemodelsandcomputerbasedtoolsfor

5、decisionmakinghaveamajorroletoplayintoday'sbusinessenvironment.Thisisespeciallytrueintherapidlygrowingareaoflogisticsmanagement.Thesecomputer-basedlogisticssystemscanmakeasignificantimpactonthedecisionprocessinorganizations.Thatiswhybothindustryandacademiaalikehavebecomeincreasinglyintere

6、stedinusingLMandlogisticsDSSasameansofrespondingtotheproblemsandissuesposedbychangesinthearea.Manywell-knownalgorithmicadvancesinoptimizationhavebeenmade,butitturnsoutthatmosthavenothadtheexpectedimpactondecisionsfordesigningandoptimizinglogisticsproblems.Forexample,someoptimizationtechni

7、quesareoflittlehelpinsolvingcomplexreallogisticsproblemsintheshorttimeneededto6makedecisions.Also,sometechniquesarehighlyproblem-dependentandneedhighexpertise.Thisleadstodifficultiesintheimplementationofthedecisionsupportsystemswhichcontradictsthetrendtowardsfastimp