【麻烦把这段英文翻译成中文```谢谢!thecompanyconcernedisanationalandinternationalchemicalmanufacturerthathasover500locationsgloballyandinexcessof200chemicalprocessingplantsandstores.Thelatterisexpandingrapidly】
麻烦把这段英文翻译成中文```谢谢!
thecompanyconcernedisanationalandinternationalchemicalmanufacturerthathasover500locationsgloballyandinexcessof200chemicalprocessingplantsandstores.ThelatterisexpandingrapidlyfollowingapartnershipagreementwithaninternationalpetroleumcompanytodevelopdistributiontoUKpetrolstationsites.TheyhavealsoestablishedasmallfootholdintheUSA,chinaandseveralEuropeancountries,includingFranceandSweden.thecompanybuilttheirbusinessonapetroleumandchemicalrelatedplatformbutarelookingtodiversifyintoothersectorsandvalueaddedservices,includingrepackagingandbrandingofgenericagriculturalchemicalsprobablyinpartnershipwithaglobalplayerintheusa.
Thecompanyisorganizedintofourregionalstrategicbusinessunitsglobally.TheAmericas,Europe,theMiddleEastandsouthEastAsia.EachsbuisleadbyadirectorwhoisdirectlyresponsibletotheceowhoislocatedattheLondonheadquarters.Eachsbuhavealogisticsmanagerwhoisresponsibleforimplementationandsupportofsupplychainandlogisticsmatterswithina"centralizedlogisticframework"andalsoforidentifying,justifying,planningandimplementinglocalsupplychainprojects.
Eachsbucurrentlyhasaselfcontainedlogisticsinfrastructureandthereisverylittleinteractionbetweenthem.Centariumchemicalsoperationisapushsupplychain,concentratingonefficientuseofplantsandensuringavailablestocktomeetsalesforecasts.Logisticsoperationsarecenteredaroundimportingbulkchemicalsfromaroundtheglobeintoaprocessingplantwherenumerousvalueaddedoperationsareundertakensuchaslabeling,ordecantingintospecialsizeddrums.Drumsofchemicalsareeitherstoredinvariouslocationsordelivereddirectlytocustomers.Someregionalsbusoutsourcelogisticsactivitiestospecialistorganizations;othersoperateinhouseusingtheirownvehiclesandwarehousesboughtbycentarium.Managementcontrolstructuresaretraditional"commandandcontrol"hierarchieswithbudgetsandkeyperformancemeasuresinplace.
1.YouhavebeentaskedbytheCEOtomakeanappraisaloftheexistingsupplychainandlogisticsmanagementstructuredescribedabove,usingarecognizedf