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外文翻译准时制库存控制物流管理的集合
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Just-In-TimeInventoryControl:
ASubsetofChannel
Physicaldistribution,oneoftheoldestfacetsofdistributionchannels,hashistoricallybeenoneofthemostneglectedofbusinesstopics.However,duringthepastthreedecadesaflurryofattentionhasbeenfocusedupontheconceptofintegratedlogistics.Twotermscommonlyusedtodescribelogisticfunctionsare"materialmanagement,"themovementofinboundrawmaterialsorgoods;and"physicaldistributionmanagement,"theoutboundmovementoffinishedinventoryand/orrawmaterialassortmentssotheyarriveatthedesignatedplacewhenneeded.
Physicaldistributionhasalsobeendefinedasbeingthebroadrangeofactivitiesconcernedwithefficientmovementoffinishedproductsfromtheendoftheproductionlinetotheconsumer,andinsomecases,includesthemovementofrawmaterialsfromthesourceofsupplytothebeginningoftheproductionline.Anotheremphasisistoregardlogisticsastheumbrellaterm,withmaterialsmanagementreferringtoinboundmovementandphysicaldistributionasoutboundmovement.
Channelmanagementisamuchbroaderandmorecomprehensiveelementofdistributionstrategythanphysicaldistribution,andinvolvesplanningandmanagementofallofthemajorchannelflows,whilephysicaldistributionisconcernedlargelywiththeproductflow.However,anefficientmarketingchannelcannotexistwithoutanefficientphysicaldistributionsystem.
Theobjectiveofthepresentpaperistohighlightadevelopmentinwhatmightbeconsideredasignificantsubsetofchannelmanagement,thatis,moreefficientcontroloffinishedinventory.Itisproposedthata"Just-In-Time"(J-I-T),orKanban,methodofJapaneseinventorymanagementcanimproveproductivityofthemarketingchannel.
Theconceptofintegratedphysicaldistributionemergedduringthe1950s.Inaspeech,ProfessorPaulD,Conversesaidinthestudyofmarketingtheory,agreatdealmoreattentionisdevotedtobuyingandsellingthantophysicalhandling;problemsofphysicaldistributionaretoooftenbrushedasideasmattersoflittleimportance.Onelogicalexplanationforthelatedevelopmentofphysicaldistributionmanagementcanbeattributedtothefactthatpriortotheemergenceofcomputersfromtheirinfancy,andbeforeappliedanalyticaltoolsweregenerallyatthedisposalofbusiness,therewasnoreasontobelieveanoverallattackonphysicaldistributionactivitiescouldaccomplishimprovedperformance.
In1956,areviewoftheeconomicsofairfreightutilizationprovidedaneworientationtophysicaldistributioncosting.Theirstudyintroducedtheconceptoftotalcostanalysis,explainingthathighratesrequiredforairtransportationcould,inmanyinstances,bemorethanjustifiedbytrade-offsinreducedinventoryholdingandware-houseoperationcosts.
Earlyarticlesreferringtophysicaldistributionwerelargelybasedonthesystemsapproachtoproblemsolving.Whenevaluatedfromasystemsviewpoint,integratedphysicaldistributionrequirescompromisesbetweentraditionalbusinessactivities.Manufacturingmanagerspreferlongproductionrunsandlowprocurementcosts,whilephysicaldistributionmanagersquestionthetotalcostresultsofthesepractices.Finance,traditionallyfavorabletolowinventories,mayforcephysicaldistributionmanagerstomodifycomponents,witharesultingunsatisfactorytotalcostarrangement.Concerningmarketing,preferencesforfinishedgoodsandbroadassortmentsinforwardmarketsoftenconflictwitheconomiesofferedthroughatotalsystemevaluation.
In1969,Bowersoxquestionedwhattechniquesorpersuasiveforcescouldbeappliedtoencouragegreaterchannelefficiency.Hestatedthechannelappearstohavebeenoneofthemostelusiveofmarketingsubjects,addingthatthefunctionofphysicaldistributionextendsfarintochanneldomains.Certainly,thiswouldincludethetopicofservice,includinginventorycontrolandthecostsinvolvedinmaintaininganadequateinventory.
Just-In-Time,ortheKanbantechnique,anideaborrowedfromtheJapanese,isaninventorypolicywhichrequiresneededpartsbeavailableatthenecessarytimeandthattheybeonhandtheminimumneededtimetooperatetheproductionline.JITinventoryhasalsobeendescribedastheproductionofgoodsjustintimetobesold.
AstheJust-In-Timephilosophyisconsidered,itseemsessentialitberegardedasabehavioralconcepttoencourageacooperativespiritamongchannelmembersintheireffortstodevelopaneffectiveandefficientphysicaldistributionsystem.Thisissimilartothecurrentemphasisofthephysicaldistributionapproach;namely,thevariousactivitiesinvolvedshouldbemanagedasanintegratedsystemtoprovideadefinedlevelofcustomerserviceatthelowesttotalcostforperformingalloftheactivitiesnecessarytopr