They help address business challenges by implementing improved processes across physical operations, business processes, and supply chains.

它们通过跨物理操作、业务过程和供应链实现改善后的过程来应对业务上的挑战。

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Global supply chains are common in the aviation industry: Chicago-based Boeing and Europe's Airbus rely on parts makers and assembly operations around the world.

全球供应链是航空业共同的特点：位于芝加哥的波音和欧洲的空客依赖于世界各地的零部件制造商和组装业务。

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Enterprises are also beginning to embrace IoT for tracking physical assets, managing customer relationships, and creating efficiencies in business operations and supply chains.

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In fact, multitasking is a requirement of operations management, that venerable branch of business studies that deals with how factories, supply chains, and research projects are run.

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