supply chain
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.
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How to use supply chain in a sentence
Walmart has gone even further, agreeing to extend this agreement to other crops in its supply chain.
You can put this whole thing—the supply chain and whatnot, and do it with hamburgers.
This 3-D Printer Can Change Fashion's Diversity Problem | Erin Cunningham | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorkers in the Walmart global supply chain are paid even worse.
Prior to joining the USO, Alan led supply chain, customer support, and school service operations at K12, Inc.
Apple is reaping the benefits of being a massive company with a supply-chain specialist, Tim Cook, at the helm.
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Well, since Terra has a life form like ours, we could use this place as a link in the supply chain.
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British Dictionary definitions for 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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