40周年来自Sears的JayBurdett致辞.PDF

环球资源第一个 40 周年：来自 Sears 的 Jay Burdett 致辞 ’ th I d like to start by saying happy 40 birthday, to Global Sources and thank you for inviting me to give a presentation at this special occasion. 首先，祝贺环球资源 40 周年生日快乐。感谢你们邀请我在这一特别的时刻发表演讲。 ’ ’ I ll give you a short introduction to my company and myself and how we ve worked with Global Sources ’ through the years. I ll also outline some of the challenges facing the industry and ways that GS help us navigate those challenges. 下面，我将简要介绍一下我们公司的概况、我的个人经历，以及我们多年来与环球资源的合作情 况。我还会简略概述行业面临的一些挑战，以及环球资源如何帮助我们克服了这些挑战。 ’ As a brief introduction, I work for Sears Holdings, one of the world s largest general merchandise ’ retailers. We ve had direct buying offices in Asia for over 30 years and Global Sources has been a valuable asset to our company since the beginning. GS is one of the best tools in our sourcing toolbox. 简单介绍一下，我任职于 Sears Holdings ，它是世界上最大的日用品零售商之一。我们在亚洲不同 地区设立直接采购办事处达 30 余年，而环球资源由始至终都是我们可贵的合作伙伴，它也是我们 的采购工具箱中最得力的工具之一。 As for myself, I have been in Asia in various sourcing positions and industries for over 20 years. My first ’ trip to HK and Taiwan was in the late 80s and one of my best memories was digging into the global sources catalogues looking for product and suppliers. Business seemed very easy then. Find suppliers, find products ⋯ 我在亚洲工作 20 余年，曾在不同行业中担任多种采购职位。我第一次前往香港和台湾是在 80 年 代末。当时，印象最深刻的就是详阅环球资源的厂商目录，查找产品及供应商信息。那时，生意 似乎很好做。找到一个产品、找到一个好的供应商，很快完成任务。 ’ th decade. And business is Fast forward 20 years to 2010. Global Sources is now moving into it s 5 ’ difficult, most difficult I ve experienced: Increasing costs of