Alibaba has long eschewed building a logistics network to keep down costs.

为了压低成本，阿里巴巴一直没有打造自己的物流网络。

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As a retailer you have to design, establish and operate a logistics network that quickly and reliably delivers merchandise to your stores on time and at the lowest possible cost.

为低价高效地将产品送达各个店面，零售商必须规划、建设和运营一套物流网络。

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Network system can produce a special economies of scale effect, geographical coverage is wider, involving more subjects, the more beneficial to reduce logistics costs.

网络系统可产生一种特殊的规模经济效应，覆盖地域越广，涉及的对象越多，越有利于降低物流成本。

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With any luck, within a decade, that enthusiasm will translate into a change in the the flow of cargo in and out of North America, and give Michigan a new place in the world transportation and logistics network.

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The logistics of trying to collect 5 million items without having such a network would almost certainly eat away all potential profit.

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