That tells us the direction of spontaneous change for ordinary processes, chemical processes, mixing and you name it, under conditions that are easy to achieve in the lab.

这个物理量告诉我们在实验室,能够实现的条件下通常的过程，化学过程，混合以及你所能想到的过程，自发进行的方向。

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That being said, being involved in putting two companies or units together is not easy: Processes need to be aligned, systems updated, structures shifted, and responsibilities redefined.

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Getting new materials integrated into manufacturing processes is never easy and is not going to happen overnight.

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And despite all the improvements, logistics processes have never been easy to manage.

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