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  1. supply chainnoun

    A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.

Wikipedia

  1. Supply chain

    A supply chain is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products which later being distributed to end-consumers. Meanwhile, supply chain management deals with the flow of goods within the supply chain in the most efficient manner.In sophisticated supply chain systems, used products may re-enter the supply chain at any point where residual value is recyclable. Supply chains link value chains. Suppliers in a supply chain are often ranked by "tier", with first-tier suppliers supplying directly to the client, second-tier suppliers supplying to the first tier, and so on.

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  1. Supply chain

    A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer. In sophisticated supply chain systems, used products may re-enter the supply chain at any point where residual value is recyclable. Supply chains link value chains.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. supply chain

    The linked activities associated with providing materiel from a raw materiel stage to an end user as a finished product. See also supply; supply chain management.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supply chain in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supply chain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of supply chain in a Sentence

  1. Aleksandar Vucic:

    If we manage to do it, that would be very important not only for 5,000 employees in Zelezara, but also for some 10,000 people who work in the supply chain.

  2. Mike McCaul:

    I ’m glad the appropriations for the CHIPS Act made it on the Senate-passed USICA bill, the U.S. needs to provide the financial incentives to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing while restricting the capital and technology The CCP needs to gain control over this vital supply chain.

  3. Kinngai Chan:

    We think the entire semiconductor supply chain will be caught up by 4Q21 as we believe there’s rampant double ordering in the supply chain coupled with a moderating end-market demand.

  4. Barack Obama:

    When so many of our products, like autos, are built on both sides of the border in an integrated supply chain, this co-production makes us more competitive in the global economy as a whole. And we want to keep it that way.

  5. Chief Financial Officer Tony Tripeny:

    The combination of a healthier supply chain and market growth will lead to panel maker utilization increasing and all glass volume growing as the year progresses.


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