Firms shed workers, increased productivity, slowed production, and reduced inventories—everything necessary to improve their balance sheets, which become flush with cash.

公司裁了员，提高了生产率，降低了产量同时减小了库存——都是可以提高他们资产负债表的必要步骤，同时现金变得充裕了。

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The business is subject to increased cost due to excess inventories if the company misjudges the demand for the products.

由于公司对市场需求理解错误，造成存货增加，导致业务成本过高。

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Benefits include smoother demand, increased sales, lower inventories and reduced costs to other industries.

此操作方法的优势为：更好满足需求、增加销售及减少库存等。

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Commercial petroleum inventories increased by 900, 000 barrels last week, meeting rising demand.

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Net trade decreased 0.3% and inventories increased 0.7% as exports slowed.

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Profit grew 18% for the global beverage giant, as inventories increased.

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