Most companies know how they generate profit. The best ones use a profit map to systematically manage profits on a day-to-day basis.

有效的信用管理可以使销售资金的使用更符合公司的整体利益，求得“最低赊销 成本”和“最大销售成长”之间的平衡。

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Goods in towns are bought by caravans to be sold elsewhere for a higher price, caravans will assess the situation and try to maximise profit from their journey over the map.

在城镇里的货物将被商队收购，然后转售到其他地方换取更高利润，商队将会进行估价并最大化他们的利益。

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Celera genomics began life as the swashbuckling mapper of the human genome, but it never could find the profit treasure buried in that map.

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This non-profit venture led in part by scientists from Stanford University has developed a software tool to help map out the value of natural resources.

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