第三方供應(yīng)商的逆向物流模式【外文翻譯】

1、1外文翻譯外文翻譯原文AmodelfreverselogisticsentrybythirdpartyprovidersMaterialSource:TheInternationalJournalofManagementScienceAuth:DennisW.KrumwiedeaThegoalofmanufacturingcompaniesistoshipgoodsthroughtheirplantstotheircustomers.T

2、hismovementofgoodsmeansaprofittoallinvolved.Thesesamecompanieshoweverdonotwantproductstobereturnedfanyreason.Theydonotplanfthebackwardmovementreturnofgoodsknownasreverselogisticsasthesereturnsrepresentasubstantialcostrat

3、herthanaprofit.SomeCEO’sevenperceivereturnedgoodsasafailureoftheirsystem.Sometimesreverselogisticsisregardedasarecyclingprocessinvolvingaluminumcanspapersplasticglass.Reverselogisticsisactuallyveryinvolvedcanbeextremelyc

4、omplex.Manycompanieswithlimitedresourcesoutsourcetheirreverselogisticsoperationneedstothirdpartyproviders.AsanexamplemanycompaniesuseReturnanIntersystemthatFederalExpresshasdevelopedfreverselogisticsmanagement.Returnfaci

5、litatesreturnsfmerchantsonceacustomerhasrequestedareturnbeenprovidedauthizationtoreturnaproduct.ThesethirdpartycompaniessuchasFedExASTRAGENCOnotonlyaidthereturnprocessofgoodsbyschedulingthepickuptransptationtheyalsocolle

6、ctcustomerinfmationtrackthestatusofreturneditems.Overthelastdecadereverselogisticshashadasignificanteconomicimpactonindustryaswellassociety.Thisimpactcanbeseeneitherasdetrimentaltoacompanythusavoidedasacompetitiveadvanta

7、gewithpotentialfcapturingmarketshare.Companiesthatreceiveitemsbackfromthecustomerwhotrytohidefromthesignificanceofreverselogisticsmissprofitmakingopptunities.Ontheotherhcompaniesthatusereverselogisticsasanopptunityfenhan

8、cedbusinesswillprosperbymaintainingcustomersuppttheultimateissuefprofitability.Whilerecognizingtheimptanceofreverselogisticscompaniesespeciallyebusinessesareincreasinglyoutsourcingtheirreverselogisticsefftstothirdparty3R

9、everselogisticsgenerallyinvolveseventsnecessarytoretrievetransptdisposeofgoods.Thesegoodsaremovedbackwardfromtheconsumertheprocessincludestheinfmationflowsassociatedwithtrackingcreditprocesses.Acompletesupplychainsystemi

10、ncludesbothfwardlogisticsreverselogistics.Managementtraditionallyconcentratedonimprovingfwardlogisticsoperationstoenhanceafirm’scompetitiveness.Fwardlogisticsoperationssubsequentlyincreasereverselogisticsactivitiesthusit

11、simptancetoanganization’ssuccess.UScompaniesarespendinginexcessof$35billionperyearonhlingtransptationprocessingofreturnedgoods.Theseestimatedcostsdonotincludethemanagementoftheseprocessesaswellasthetransfmationprocessofc

12、onvertingunusablegoodsintousablegoods.Onaveragereverselogisticsactivitiesmakeupapproximately4%oftotallogisticscoststoacompany.Companieswhopurchasereverselogisticsassistancefromthirdpartyproviderscouldreduceupto10%oftheir

13、company’sannuallogisticscosts.Hightechcompanieshavereducedinventiesalongwithimprovingfieldengineerproductivitybyasmuchas40%throughappropriatehlingofreverselogistics.Reverselogisticsisobviouslyemergingasveryimptantentityi

14、nthesupplychain.InteriscreditedfincreasingthedemofreverselogisticsservicesduetoreturnsgeneratedbythemarketingstrategiesofInterconnectedcompanies.hasamarketingstrategythatincludesaliberalreturnpolicywhichallowsitscustomer

15、storeturnitemsfnumerousreasons.Reverselogisticscanbeparticularlycrucialfecommerceastherateofreturnsfromonlinepurchasescanbeasmuchas50%ofgoodsshippedthroughnmallogisticschannels.Amajcontributtothegrowingneedfeffcientrever

16、selogisticsprocessescanbetracedtoliberalreturnpoliciesofmanyretailerssuchasWalMartKMartShopKoFredMyersetc.Thesecompanieshavevariedbutliberalreturnpoliciesgivingcustomerssomecontroloftheproducttheypurchasebyallowingthemto

17、returnitemsfavarietyofreasons.Customersrightfullysometimeswrongfullytakeadvantageofthisopptunity.Theneedfmanagementofreturnedgoodsinventieshasdramaticallyincreasedascustomerstakeadvantageofthevariousreturnpolicies.Becaus

18、eofthisgrowthinreverselogisticsmanycompanieslikeXeroxHomeDepotMobilEastmanKodakhavetailedreverselogisticstotheirindustryinanattempttocontrolthecostsassociatedwithit.Thesecompanieshavediscoveredthatcostreductionsininventy

19、carryingcostsransptationwastedisposalcanbesubstantialwithaneffcientreverselogisticsprogram.Thesamecompanieshavealsorecognizedtheimptanceofpublicimagehowreverselogisticpoliciesaffectthatimage.Atthesametimethattheimptanceo