Inventory; inventories Raw materials and supplies, goods finished and being manufactured and stock on hand, in transit, in storage or consigned to others at the end of the accounting period.

在会计期末持有的原料和供应物资、制成品和在制品、手头存货、转运中的货物、库存或委托他人代销的货物等。

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Retailers such as Wal-Mart are testing the RF tag idea to track inventory in transit, but the high cost per tag has been a problem.

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Borrowing in China and has become more difficult, too, though, so manufacturers may shy away from longer supply chains and the risks they carry, including getting inventory stuck in transit, particularly in industries with short product cycles or high spoilage.

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