Prior to TOC, manufacturers would clog up their factories and warehouses with excess part inventory to bring the unit cost of parts (and therefore finished goods) down.

在TOC 之前，制造商为了降低单个部件的成本（从而降低成品的成本），他们的工厂和仓库堆满了过量的库存。

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The unit-volume forecasts proved overoptimistic for several consecutive periods, and large amounts of inventory piled up.

一段时间过后，事实证明这一预测过于乐观，导致库存积压。

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Prepares and maintains a complete inventory identifying label system with number, name, issue unit, minimum and maximum stock.

准备并保持一份完整的库存识别标签体系，标明编号，名称、发放单位、最小和最大库存。

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They also risk the burden of unsold (unit) inventory, purchased when higher sales volumes were forecast.

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If a firm wants to place a bet on falling interest rates, for example, it can simply have its market-making unit build up its inventory of bonds.

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