supply chain

[ suh-plahy cheyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the series of growers, manufacturers, distributors, shippers, etc., involved in producing goods of a particular kind and bringing them to market:
A typical supply chain from fiber to garment has up to seven players spread across the globe—more, if processes like dyeing or printing are subcontracted.

supply chain

marketing a channel of distribution beginning with the supplier of materials or components, extending through a manufacturing process to the distributor and retailer, and ultimately to the consumer

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First recorded in 1900–05

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