精简库存1996年苹果公司公司的库存成品价值高达7亿美元，使公司一度陷

精简库存
1996年苹果公司公司的库存成品价值高达7亿美元，使公司一度陷入存货危机，产品库存周转率还不到13次。为此，苹果采取了一系列措施降低库存。
第一，减少供应商数量。苹果将原先庞大的供应商的数量减少至一个较小的核心群体，开始经常给供应商传送预测信息，共同应对因各种原因导致的库存剧增风险。但是，苹果对供应商也提出了一系列残忍的完美主义要求，无论何时，如果一个项目没有达到要求，苹果都会要求供应商在12小时内做出根本原因分析和解释。
第二，减少产品种类。这是整个改革中最基础的环节，苹果把原先的15种以上的产品样式消减到4种基本的产品样式，并尽可能使用更多标准化部件，从而大大地减少了产品生产的零部件的备用数量以及半成品的数量，能够将精力更集中于定制产品，而不是为大量的产品搬运大量存货。譬如，iPod nano几乎使用了所有的通用IC，从而减少了在元件准备上的时间和库存。2007年，苹果获得了快速的存货周转水平(50.8)和高速的业绩增长(38.6%)。
第三，提供更多无形产品。迄今为止，苹果公司的需求预测、库存管理仍非常糟糕，但是，苹果通过提供iTunes(iTunes 程序同样是一个界面，管理受欢迎的苹果电脑 iPod 数字媒体播放器上的内容。此外，iTunes 能连线到 iTunes Store (假如网络连接存在)，以便下载购买的数字音乐、音乐视频、电视节目、iPod 游戏、各种 Podcast 以及 标准长片。)音乐商店服务，让消费者把钱大把地花费在一个近20亿美元销售额的零库存商品供应链上。目前，苹果的在线iTunes音乐商店已经成为世界上第三大的音乐零售商，仅次于沃尔玛和百思买。
苹果的翻身仗说明，只有降低了企业的存货成本才能直接的增加企业的盈利。

結果 (英文) 1:

Streamline inventoryIn 1996 Apple company products worth as much as $ 700 million in stock, the company was in crisis in stock, inventory turnover less 13 times. For this reason, Apple has taken a series of measures to reduce inventory.First, reduce the number of suppliers. Apple previously reduced the number of large suppliers to a smaller core group, or frequent supplier delivery forecast information, jointly cope with the risk of stocks soaring for a variety of reasons. However, Apple's suppliers also demanded a series of cruel perfectionism, regardless of when, if a project does not meet the requirements, within 12 hours will require suppliers to make Apple root-cause analysis and interpretation.Second, reducing product categories. This is the most basic part of the reform, Apple products more than 15 styles cut into 4 basic product styles and, if possible, using more standardised parts, thus greatly reducing the number of product production and the number of spare parts and semi-finished products, to focus its energies more on custom products, rather than for a lot of products to carry large inventories. For example, the iPod nano uses almost all common IC, thus reducing component preparation time and inventory. In 2007, Apple got fast stock turnover level (50.8) and high-speed growth (38.6%).Third, provide more intangible products. So far, Apple's demand forecasting, inventory management is still very bad, but Apple through iTunes (iTunes program is also an interface to manage popular content on your Apple computer iPod digital media player. Additionally, iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store (if a network connection exists) in order to download purchased digital music, music videos, television shows, iPod games, Podcast, and standard film. ) Music store service, allowing consumers to spend a lot of money on a nearly $ 2 billion sale of zero stock in supply chain. Now, Apple's online iTunes music store has become the world's third-largest music retailer, behind Wal-Mart and best buy.Apple's turnaround shows that only reduces the cost of enterprise inventory can directly add to a company's earnings.

結果 (英文) 2:

Streamline inventory
in 1996 the value of Apple's stock finished up $ 700 million company, the company stock once fell into crisis, product inventory turnover less than 13 times. To this end, Apple has taken a series of measures to reduce inventory.
First, reduce the number of suppliers. Apple will reduce the original large number of suppliers to a smaller core group, began to regularly convey forecast information to suppliers to respond due to all causes of inventory surge risk. However, Apple's suppliers also proposed a series of brutal perfectionism requirement, whenever, if a project does not meet the requirements, Apple will require suppliers to make root cause analysis and interpretation within 12 hours.
Second, reduce product categories. This is the whole reform is the most basic part of Apple to the original more than 15 kinds of products cut into four basic styles product style, and as far as possible the use of more standardized components, thereby greatly reducing the production of spare parts the number and the number of semi-finished products, the ability to focus more focused on customized products, rather than a large number of product handling large inventories. For example, iPod nano using almost all common IC, reducing the element of time to prepare and inventory. 2007, Apple gained rapid inventory turnover levels (50.8) and high-speed performance increase (38.6%).
Third, to provide more intangible products. So far, Apple's demand forecasting, inventory management is still very bad, but Apple by offering iTunes (iTunes program is also an interface, content management popular Apple iPod digital media player on. In addition, iTunes can connect the iTunes Store (if a network connection exists) to download purchased digital music, music videos, TV shows, iPod games, as well as various Podcast standard length film.) Music Store, allowing consumers a lot of money to spend on a nearly $ 2 billion in sales of zero inventory of goods in the supply chain. Currently, Apple's online iTunes Music Store has become the world's third-largest music retailer behind Wal-Mart and Best Buy.
Apple's turnaround shows that only reduces the cost of inventory can directly increase enterprise profitability.

結果 (英文) 3:

Streamline the inventory
1996 Apple Corp's inventory of finished goods of up to $700000000, so that the company was plunged into inventory crisis, product inventory turnover rate is less than 13 times. To this end, Apple has taken a series of measures to reduce inventory. First, reduce the number of suppliers. Apple will be the original large suppliers reduce the number to a smaller core group, began to often to the supplier delivery forecast information, jointly cope with for a variety of reasons lead to the inventory risk dramatically. However, Apple also proposed a series of cruel perfectionism to the supplier, regardless of when, if a project did not meet the requirements,Apple will require suppliers to make the fundamental reason analysis and interpretation within 12 hours. Second, reduce product type. This is the basis of the reform of the link, the apple originally more than 15 kinds of product style cut to four basic style of the products, as far as possible, the use of more standardized parts, thereby greatly reducing the production of parts of the standby number and the number of semi-finished products, will be able to focus more on product customization, rather than products, a large number of handling a large number of goods in stock. For example, nano iPod uses almost all of the general IC, thereby reducing the time and inventory on the component ready. 2007,Apple gained a fast inventory turnover (50.8) and high performance (38.6%).. Third, to provide more intangible products. So far, Apple's demand forecast, inventory management is still very bad, but Apple by iTunes (iTunes program also provides an interface to manage popular Apple Computer iPod digital media player. In addition, the iTunes connect to iTunes Store (if the network connection exists to download to buy digital music, music videos, TV, iPod games, all podcast and standard feature. Music store service,So that consumers spend a lot of money in a zero inventory of nearly $2000000000 sales of goods supply chain. At present, Apple's online iTunes music store has become the world third big music retailer, after Wal Mart and best buy. Apple's turnaround note, only to reduce the cost of inventory of enterprises can directly increase the profitability of the enterprise.