20XX年航空公司货运保障部门半年工作总结航空货运公司20XX年终总结(英文版)as20XXdrawstoaclose,ahandfulofaircargoleadershavetakenthetimetoreflectonatumultuousyear.fromsupplychainsravagedbythejapanesetsunamitoeconomicinstabilitypermeatingtheu.s.andtheeurozone,theairfreightindustryhastakennumeroushitsthroughout20XX.butcanthelessonsgleanedfromthesedifficulttimesbeusedtoavoidsimilarfatesinthefuture。inthefinalinstallmentofthethree-partseries(viewpartsoneandtwohere),hongkongaircargoterminalsltd.managingdirectormarkwhiteheadandemiratesairline’sdivisionalseniorvicepresident,cargo,rammenendiscussthepastyearandtheirprojectionsfor20XX.whatwasthemostsignificantstorylineof20XX。markwhitehead:amidthejapanesetsunamianditscommercialaftershocks,thenewzealandearthquake,squabbleswiththetransportationsecurityadministrationoverdeadlinestomeettheirheightenedsecurityrequirementsandtheongoingsagaofsurcharges,thedominantstorylineforusin20XXwasfallingtonnagesonmajorroutes—particularlythoseoutofhongkong.butwearenotconvincedthatthisswathofnegativecoverageisreallyjustified—wefeeltherehavebeentoomanycomparisonsto20XX,leadingtotheimpressionthat20XXhasturnedouttobemuchworsethanitshould.inhactl’sowncase,wecouldfallfartherandyetstillbeatourpreviouspeakof2007,whichwouldbenosmallachievement.20XXwasapost-recessionbouncefueledbyglobalrestocking,soitwasalwaysg第1页共4页oingtobehardtobeat.butmanyintheaircargoindustrythought20XXwasasignofevenbetterthingstocomeandbudgetedforincrementalgrowthin20XX.theynowhaveamajorproblem.rammenen:themarketslowdownis,obviously,thetopicthathasdominatedtheindustry.butwhatismostremarkableabout20XXisthenumberanddiversityoffactorsthatcontributedtotheslowdown.naturaldisasters,suchasthetsunamiinjapanandthethaifloods,weremajoreventsthatnotonlyimpactedexportsandimportsinthosecountriesdirectly,butalsohitglobalsupplychains.productionlinesinfactorieswerehaltedduetothesuddenshortageofvitalcomponents.economicinstabilityhasalsobeenasignificantissue,withthevariouscrisesacrosseuropeandthepoliticalizationofthedeficitceilingintheu.s.allrockingconsumerconfidence.wealsocan’tforgetthesustainedhighcostoffuel,whichisanongoingchallengefortheaircargoindustry.ontheplusside,itwasgoodtoseetheboeing747-8fenterservice,whilethearabspringheraldsanewbeginningformanybusinessesintheregionandwillstimulateinternationaltrade.whatlessonshaveyoulearnedin20XXthatwillhelpyouhaveasuccessful20XX。menen:youcannevertrustforecasts.oldrulesdon’tapply,andthenewruleshaven’tbeenwritten.theindustryisbecominglesspredictableeveryyear,withmoreandmorechallengesarising.ofcourse,thepriceofoilisalwayssomethingwehavetocontendwith,but,worryingly,naturaldisastersseemtobehappeningatamorefrequentrate,whileincreasinglymorenationaleconomiesare第2页共4页struggling.wearecontinuallylearning,andeverychallengehelpsusbecomebetterpreparedtomanagewhatevernewchallenges20XXbrings.whitehead:asarelativenewcomertothisindustry(ibecamehactl’smanagingdirectorinseptember20XX),butalong-termobserverofotherswhileworkingataseniorlevel,ihavequicklylearnedhowsensitiveaircargoistothehealthoftheglobaleconomyandhowreactiveitistoconsumerdemand.aircargoisabusinessthatcanboominresponsetothereleaseofasingle,newpieceofconsumertechnology(i.e,theiphone4,thelatestplaystationorthekindle)orcrashbecausefearsofdefaultsinonesmalleconomyhavethreatenedtoupsetthecurrencyof16others.inowrealizethatthemajorstrengthofaircargo—itsabilitytorespondtosuddenchangesinconsumerdemand—isalsoitsmajorweakness.i’mdevelopingtheviewthatanypredictioninaircargoispointlessifit’sbasedonlyonarecentorshort-livedtrend(liketheonedisplayedin20XX),ratherthantheextrapolationofalong-termpicturethathasbeenprovenrightbyhistory.youcouldsaythatthisrisksmissingthenextmajoropportunity,butidon’tthinkso.itavoidstheequallyseriousriskofassuminglotsofadditionaloverheadthatcouldquicklybecomeamillstoneifpredictionsfallshort.historyusuallyrepeatsitself,andlong-termtrendsofthepast,whichincorporatepastpeaksandtroughs,areamuchbetterbasisforpredictingfuturetrends.thataloneisnotenough,however.thetrickissurelyalsotofactorinadditionalgrowthfromrealprospectsofbusinessgainsthatarewithinyourinfluenceandconsiderthepossibleeffectsofanyrealorprobablethreats.butyoumustalsoacceptthattheshort-termpicturemaystillbeimpactedeitherpositivelyornegative第3页共4页lybytotallyunforeseeneventsbeyondourcontrol.afterall,that’saircargo.第4页共4页