快遞服務(wù)業(yè)概述【外文翻譯】

1、1外文翻譯原文AnOverviewofExpressDeliveryServicesMaterialSource:AReptByUSASEANBusinessCouncil2005Auth:JamesI.CampbellJr.A.acteristicsofanExpressDeliveryCompanyFourmajintegrats–UPSFedExTNTDHL–accountfalmost85percentofthewld’sexp

2、ressshipments.Theservicesthatthesecompaniesprovidegenerallysharethefollowingacteristicswhichdifferentiatethemfromothertraditionalfmsofdeliveryservices:Dotododelivery:Thisincludestheseamlesstransferacrossmultiplemodesoftr

3、anspt.The“integrated”aspectoftheserviceofferedfreesthecustomerfromtheneedtomakecomplextransptationarrangementsfpickupdelivery.Closecustodialcontrol:UsingsophisticatedinfmationsystemsthatenhancesecurityEDSfirmsmaintainclo

4、secustodialadministrativecontroloverallshipments.Thisisparticularlyimptanttoreducetheriskoflossdamagetogoodsintransit.Tracktracetechnology:Shippersconsigneesmaytracktheprecisemovementlocationoftheirshipmentsconfirmdelive

5、rywiththeuseofsophisticated‘tracktrace’technologythatanEDSfirmprovides.Facilitationofcustomsclearance:EDSfirmsassistwithcustomsclearancesothatcustomersdonothavetonavigatebureaucraticcustomsregimestherequiredpaperwk.Highl

6、evelofreliability:EDSfirmspromisethatpackageswillarriveattherequireddestinationontime.Thisisparticularlyimptantfshipmentsofhightechcomponentsduefproductionlinesaswellasessentialfinancialdocuments.Globalservice:ThemajEDSf

7、irmsoffertheircustomersdeliverytomarketscitieswldwidethroughanintricatewkofairhubsstations.EDSisawkbusiness.Speedofdelivery:MostimptantlyOvernightSeconddayexpressservicesreduceoverallinventywarehousingneedsmaximizesupply

8、3immediatecostsavingscanalsoberealizedthroughgreaterflexibilityinsourcing.Theflexibilityallowscompaniestosourcefromawiderarrayofsuppliersreducetheirinputcosts.IntroducingFlexibilityintoBusinessStructureEDSallowsfmeflexib

9、lebusinesssolutions.RelyingonEDStobridgedistancesremovesthetraditionallyimptanttimetomarketconsiderationallowscompaniestomakestrategicdecisionsonwheretolocatetheirbusinessunitsbasedonfactsofcompetitionproximitytosuppting

10、industriescomplementaryindustryhubs.Thisisparticularlyrelevantfknowledgebasedindustriesinthebiomedicalpharmaceuticalfield.InasurveyconductedofEuropeancompaniesinGermanyontheusageofEDS80percentofsurveyrespondentsreptedthe

11、imptanceofbeingbasedinlocationsproviding“maximumparticipationinleadingresearchassociations.”Decentralizationofresearch&developmentunitstohubswheretheselabatiestestingcentershospitalspatentregistrationofficesresearchthink

12、tanksarelocatedallowsbusinessestobenefitfromanenvironmentofinnovationimptanttoproductdevelopment.AtthesametimeproductdevelopmentunitsrelyonEDStoshipsamplestomarketsfclinicaltrialsdeliverhighlyclassifiedproprietarylegaldo

13、cumentspatentapplicationsshipurgentlyneededdrugstohospitalsmaintain“justintime”stockmanagementpracticesfitslabaties.C.EconomicBenefitsInmanypartsofthewldtheEDSsecthasbeenacatalysttotradeinvestmentgrowthgeneratingprofound

14、multipliereffectsfthewidereconomy.FASEANcountrieslookingtoextendtheirreachtoglobalmarketswksthatEDSfirmsbuildarecritical.Thesewksrendersupplychainsmeefficientcontributegreatlytoexptgrowthstimulatefeigndirectinvestmentfos

15、terregionaldevelopmentSMEgrowth.FacilitatingExptGrowthInASEANintraregionaltradeaccountsfabout20percentofoveralltrade.Thisisconsiderablylessthaninmostregions.Themainreasonsfthelimitedintraregionaltradearethe“patternoflogi