There's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.
一个事实是，随着供应链遍布更多的国家，美国的大公司比以往任何时候都更加全球化。
The second risk relates to extended supply chains.
第二个风险与供应链的扩张有关。
Technology has created worldwide supply chains, companies and customers.
科学技术造就了全球化的供应链，全球化的公司和全球化的消费者。
And long, complex supply chains turn out to be riskier than many firms realised.
冗长繁琐的供应链带来的风险比很多公司意识到的要大。
We are seeing supply chains and logistics systems that range across continents and oceans.
我们正看到跨越大洲大洋的供应链和物流系统。
Countries are far more interdependent through supply chains, imported inputs, and even services.
通过供应链、原材料进口、售后服务等，各国之间的相互依存度已大大提高。
With truly global supply chains, perhaps it's time for a more accurate stamp: "Made Everywhere."
有了真正的全球供应链，也许是该把标签改成更准确的“世界各地制造”的时候了。
IBM used to have separate supply chains in different markets, now it has one for the whole company.
过去IBM在不同市场的供应链是相互分离的，而现在整个公司使用统一的供应链。
THE Japan quake, some experts say, will prompt companies to re-evaluate risk in their supply chains.
有些专家说，日本地震可能会促使企业重新审视他们供应链中的风险。
It requires raw materials, supply chains, fabrication facilities, and a lot of specialized equipment.
它需要原材料、供应链、装配设备和许多特殊设备。
The EPCglobal consortium develops industry standards for the use of RFID technology in supply chains.
EPCglobal 协会为在供应链中使用RFID技术开发了行业标准。
When an epidemic such as SARS hits Asia or when an earthquake hits Japan, supply chains are disrupted.
当传染病如非典侵袭亚洲，或日本发生地震时，供应链就会中断。
Greenpeace says the foreign firms need to insist upon higher standards throughout their supply chains.
绿色和平组织认为，外国公司有必要透过其供应链来维持其环保高标准。
One of our core competencies is providing time and place utility of goods we move through supply chains.
我们其中的一项核心竞争力是通过供应链的流动提供产品的时间和地点效用。
“One little volcano highlighted how tightly integrated our supply chains are around the world, ” he says.
一座火山使我们意识到如今遍布全球的供应链是如何高度地整合。
What are the chances that a catastrophic earthquake could strike Japan and severely cripple supply chains?
灾难性地震袭击日本，严重损害供应链，这种事发生的几率有多大？
Moreover, the modern competition is no longer the one among the firms, but the one among the supply chains.
现代竞争也不再是企业与企业之间的竞争，而是供应链与供应链之间的竞争。
But as this survey will show, supply chains harbour dangers too, and managing risk is becoming a pressing issue.
但是正如这分调查显示的那样：供应链里隐藏着危机，管理危机成为一个不容忽视的问题。
Self-interest also explains why many companies are intent on creating greener supply chains, in spite of the costs.
维护自我利益还能够解释尽管花费巨大为何许多公司仍致力于建立更加绿色的供应链。
In this modern world of international supply chains, bilateral exchange rate changes can have unexpected consequences.
在现代国际供给链条中，双边汇率的改变会产生无法预料的后果。
Our lifestyle relies on networks such as traffic on the roads, information flow on the Web and business supply chains.
我们的生活在很大程度上是依赖“网络”的，如公路上的交通、互联网上的信息交流以及商业供应链。
The supply chains and capital flows linking global cities today have similarly denationalized international relations.
连接全球都市的产品供应链与资本流动正使得国际关系非国家化。
It wants consumers to pressure supermarkets and high-street brands identified in the report to clean up supply chains.
它也希望广大消费者向在报告中曝光的各大超级市场及品牌商店施压，要求它们“清理”各自的供应链。
That will simplify those supply chains, helping companies cope with shocks like the one inflicted by Japan's earthquake.
这将简化那些供应链，有助于企业应对日本地震引发的那种冲击。
A ripple effect across the whole supply chain will have a huge effect on the existing business methods and supply chains.
贯穿整个供应链的这种连锁效应，将会对现存的经营方式以及供应链都带来巨大的影响。
Over the last 20 years, supply chains have fragmented across the globe - with one part made here, and another made there.
在以往20年间，供应链散布在全球各地——这里制造一部分，那里制造另一部分。
Over the last 20 years, supply chains have fragmented across the globe - with one part made here, and another made there.
在以往20年间，供应链散布在全球各地——这里制造一部分，那里制造另一部分。
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