Most factories do not run at full steam all the time; output from plants that are still working can be increased to make up for lost production elsewhere.

大多数工厂都不会一直满负荷运转；仍然运营的工厂可以增加生产来补偿其它地方的生产损失。

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The health-care costs and lost production caused by obesity are driving American manufacturers to locate to countries where the population, for the time being, still has a lean and hungry look.

由肥胖导致的高医疗成本和低生产效率迫使美国工厂迁往那些人们暂时瘦弱而且看起来很饥饿的国家。

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They take more time off work because of their various ailments, and when they are at work the morbidly obese produce less, equivalent to 22 days of lost production per year.

因为他们有各种各样的疾病，他们不工作的时间要多。当他们工作的时候病态的肥胖会让他们的工作效率下降，大约每年要失去22个工作日。

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Indirect costs will likely include the loss of proprietary business information during intrusive inspections by international monitors and lost production time due to these inspections -- that may take as long as ten business days.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

True, someone somewhere may be able to supply a cheaper part, but if it is not tailored to the user's needs, or if it does not consistently arrive on time, the cost in lost production could be huge.

ECONOMIST: Firms and their suppliers

Refinements get lost in translation, more quality controls are required, and time zones and transport schedules delay prototyping and production.

WSJ: The New American Minimalism