In fact, IBM is the first vendor to supply a tool for customers to leverage for software compliance.

实际上，IBM是第一个为客户提供用于衡量软件一致性情况的工具的供应商。

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The vendor should supply training materials during rollout.

在展示过程中厂商应提供培训材料。

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Often, the vendor of an NMS may also supply custom logic.

通常，NMS的供应商也会提供定制逻辑。

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Unlike opinion polls or other qualitative-based measures of reputation, however, these metrics speak to the behaviors of its various stakeholder groups, and correlate factors like earnings multiples, pricing, employee productivity and retention, vendor terms, supply chain sustainability, and other operational indicators.

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And while that is good for the consumer, it tends to result in margin pressure across the supply chain as the vendor needs to trim costs in order to maintain their margins.

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And, most importantly to investors, Apple has been able to achieve margins in technology hardware never before accomplished by another technology vendor through persistent, diligent, and relentless supply chain management.

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