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Looking Toward the Next Decade Nine Megatrends Chapter 8 Logistic Trend Key points: ogistical renaissance; global economy; service-oriented economies; logistical requirements; new millennium Difficult points: green issues; supply chain integration; competitive advantage Requirements: By the end of this lesson, you should be able to understand demand of the consumers of the future. illustrate the logistics capabilities for a firm to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. 8.1 Looking Toward the Next Decade Looking Toward the Next Decade Given the extreme changes that have occurred in logistical management concepts and practices during the past several decades, an appropriate question is, what can we expect to happen as the world moves forward during the next 10 years? The primary determinant of the shape and form of future logistical requirements will be the nature of demand that needs to be serviced. Given the extreme changes that have occurred in logistical management concepts and practices during the past several decades, an appropriate question is, what can we expect to happen as the world moves forward during the next 10 years? Sentence Explanations 如果考虑到过去几十年来在物流管理理论和实践中发生的巨化，一个问题由然而生，随着世界的向前发展，在未来十年里，我们期待会发生什么？ 2. To put this population growth into perspective, at a bare minimum it will be necessary to provide logistical support for one additional person for every four in the world today. Sentence Explanations 从长远的观点来看人口增长，最保守的估计，今天世界上每四个人就需要增加一个人从事物流工作。 3. Since logistical work is among the most labor-intensive performances within an enterprise, logistics managers must develop methods to substitute capital for labor-intensive processes. Sentence Explanations 因为物流工作在一个企业中属于最劳动密集型的工作，所以，物流经理必须找到用资本代替劳动力密集过程的方法。 4. A fourth reason for the integration of logistical operations is an increasing awareness that significant trade-offs exist between manufacturing economies and marketing requirements and that these can be reconcil