Chapter 8  Procument and Supply Chain Management

Core Words                                    

alternative	n. 替代品	potentially	a adv. 潜在地
availability	n. 可获得性	premium	n. 额外费用
consumption	n. 消费	raw material	原材料
cloud-based  technology	云计算技术	synergy	n. 协同作用
durable	adj. 长期的	supply chain management	供应链管理

Useful Expressions

1. ECR is a strategic concept created by the famous consulting firm “Kurt Simon Associates” at the request of enterprises concerning the processed food distribution industry in the U.S., aiming to recover the competitive strength for surviving in the turbulent time of the industry when discounters emerged in the U.S. ECR 是一个战略概念，是由著名的“库尔特·西蒙协会”咨询公司在回应美国加工食品配送行业时提出的, 旨在折扣店出现后形成的激烈市场竞争中恢复其行业竞争力。

    2. On the other hand, ABC realizes that many support costs in an enterprise are either related to activities associated with producing batches of products, or to other activities that are implemented to support specific products. 另外，ABC 分析法能够识别出企业的支持成本不是与批量生产的活动相关，就是与特定产品的生产活动相关。

    3. Value chain analysis helps you identify the ways in which you create value for your customers, and then helps you think through how you can maximize this value: whether through superb products, great services, or jobs well done. 价值链分析可以帮助你识别为客户创造价值的方式，并帮助您思考如何价值最大化：无论是通过优质的产品、杰出的服务，还是良好的工作。

    4. The processes in a supply chain are classified into two categories depending on whether they are implemented in response to a customer order or in anticipation of customer orders. 供应链的流程分为两类，其执行取决于它们对客户订单或客户订单预测的响应。