We have long known that transportation is a service and vendor managed inventory is a service-as in nouns.

我们早已熟知运输是一项服务，供应商管理库存也是一项服务，在这里“服务”都是名词。

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Among the services which they provide are transportation, warehousing, cross-docking, inventory management, packaging, and freight forwarding.

在他们的服务提供的是运输，仓储，交叉对接，库存管理，包装及运输等。

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They trade higher transportation costs for lower warehousing and inventory costs.

他们用较高的运输费用换来了低的仓储费用。

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Since 2006, HD increased its operating margin through efforts such as developing its supply chain management, which reduced cost of transportation and inventory, and developing a formal distribution channel which increased bargaining power over suppliers.

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Contributing factors are transportation costs, transportation time (inventory carrying costs), taxes and quality.

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Most countries within the region are landlocked and as such transportation, forecasting, and inventory management are key.

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