In the mass production era, multinational firms tended to centralize their operations.

在大规模生产时期，跨国公司倾向于集中运营。

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A United Nations report says reaching that goal will require major increases in intensive, high-efficiency livestock operations for both meat and dairy production.

联合国的一份报告说，要实现这一目标，就必须大力增加密集高效的畜牧业生产，以生产肉类和奶制品。

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The "primary activities" include: inbound logistics, operations (production), outbound logistics, marketing and sales (demand), and services (maintenance).

基础活动包括：运入物流，运行（操作生产），运出物流，营销与销售（需求）和服务（维修）。

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"To get back to the 1998 level of production, Venezuela would need to invest for the next 10 years to upgrade its petroleum operations.

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Alsatian wineries tend to be family run, intimate operations and production is almost always small lot and high quality.

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The oil company's production capabilities have not been harmed, and operations and oil production will continue Friday as normal, Lozoya said.

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Like many of its competitors, Exxon is putting its chips on higher-margin exploration and production operations.

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