So colleges and universities have been improving their physical plants pretty consistently.That's part of being a competitive industry.
所以学院和大学一直在不断改进他们的实体工厂。这是一个竞争性行业的一部分。
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Technological progress means that many firms' most productive assets are now not their physical plant and equipment but intangibles like computer programs and patents.
Physical plant, mechanical plant or industrial plant (and where context is given, often just plant) refers to the necessary infrastructure used in support and maintenance of a given facility. The operation of these facilities, or the department of an organization which does so, is called "plant operations" or facility management. It should not be confused with manufacturing plant.