And we learned a lot about how to do that correctly and arguably became best in the world at managing inventory and dealing with technology transitions after that near-death experience.

我们从中学会了,该如何正确地完成转型,现在可以算是世界上,库存管理地最好的公司之一,也成为了最会应对技术转型的公司。

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There is a lot of inventory held at multiple stock points represented by multiple individual businesses and this leads to imbalances in the distribution system (read bull whip).

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The increased tournament offerings not only encourages player and official development for females but it also offers greater exposure for FIFA sponsors and a lot more inventory for broadcasters.

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With about 2 million excess housing units congesting that market, there's a lot of inventory to be bought by this "smart money" before the housing market gets back to normal.

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