原料的采购，供应商的采购流程，包括供应商的选择，供应商的资格认证情况，长期供应合约签订的商谈，质量的监控和储运时间的控制。

Purchase materials and supplies, procurement activities, including vendor selection, qualification, negotiating long-term supply contracts, and monitoring quality and timeliness of delivery.

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例如，拥有供应商的公司可避免长期合约以及价格争议。这使生产更具效率，并更好地利用有限的资源。

For example, companies that own their suppliers can avoid long-term contracts and disputes over prices. This can make production more efficient and make better use of limited resources.

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不断增加的LNG供应将打压现货lng价格，可能扩大现货较长期、石油相关LNG合约的贴水幅度，这一情形肯定将加剧生产商和买家之间的紧张关系。

Rising LNG supply will weigh on spot LNG prices, potentially widening the discount to long-term, oil-linked contract LNG, a situation guaranteed to stoke tensions between producers and buyers.

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