求翻译：To compete effectively and operate efficiently, a company must plan the acquisition of the material and resources that it needs to produce and distribute its products. The process involves the recognition of independent (or external) demand and netting of on-hand quantities. In a manufacturing environment the process must explode bills of material to calculate component requirements. The logic of this process is clear and consistent是什么意思？

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