The crudest way to measure the impact of Jobs' software factory is by the Numbers.

乔布斯领导的软件工厂到底有多大影响力，最简单的方法就是用数字说话。

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Most of the work had to be done from the local factory, and materials have had to be sourced from a close-by supply to reduce impact on our cost and the Client's limited budgets.

项目的大多数材料要求由本地工厂制造，原料也要求就近供应以减少成本，满足客户有限的预算。

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Those benefits are not just the direct impact of jobs at the companies doing the spending, but, for instance, jobs in construction to build a new factory, or in the retail and restaurant businesses that can flourish when a big company opens a new office or factory.

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