Time is not a work in process, but a finished creation.

时间不是一项正在进行的工作，而是一个完成了的创造物。

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Kanban's aim is to minimize WIP (Work-In-Process), or inventory, between processes by making sure that the upstream process produces parts only if its downstream process needs it.

看板的目的是通过确保只有当下游工序需要时上游工序才生产零部件，进而最大限度地减少工序(process)之间的在制品(Work - In - process, WIP)或者库存。

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Kanban's aim is to minimize WIP (Work-In-Process), or inventory, between processes by making sure that the upstream process produces parts only if its downstream process needs it.

看板试图通过确保上游阶段只生产下游阶段所需的零件，以达到在不同阶段之间最小化WIP(未完成任务)，或者存货清单的目的。

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Texas Instruments said the building itself suffered little damage, but that some infrastructure was damaged, and that some work-in-process was damaged.

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The tax code is a perpetual work-in-progress and current provisions are the culmination of a methodical process.

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In contrast, those companies that excel work in cross-functional teams through the entire process to develop integrated strategies plans, measures and even incentives.

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