One is that publishers are at the mercy of an inefficient distribution system: piles of books may sit unsold at one bookseller while demand goes unmet at another.

一是出版商受效率低下的发行系统的影响严重：当一种图书在此书店脱销时，在彼书店却大量积压。

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And while solar energy systems work moderately well in hot desert climates, they are still inefficient and contribute only a small percentage of the general energy demand.

虽然在炙热的沙漠气候中，太阳能系统能较好的工作，但它们的效率还是过于低下，且只能满足总能量需求中很小的一部分。

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Consequently, the demand forecast will be inaccurate and the supply will be out of stock or overstock. Other problems will emerge, such as worse service and inefficient transportation.

它会造成需求预测错误、供给缺货或积压、低质服务、低效运输等问题，严重影响供应链的绩效。

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He points out that whilst ministerial promises of thousands of extra beds can be relied on for favourable headlines, there is a danger that expanding hospitals' capacity to cope with unusual peaks in demand could render them inefficient.

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These investments by Asians, mostly in real estate and golf courses, led to a supply far greater than demand, and was extremely inefficient.

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At times of peak demand, electricity is made largely from natural gas in turbines so inefficient that saving 1% of U.S. electricity, including peak hours, saves 2% of total natural gas use and cuts its price 3% to 4%.

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