A supply chain is the entire process of making and selling commercial goods, including every stage from the supply of materials and the manufacture of the goods through to their distributionand sale.
...companies looking for a shortened supply chain and increased efficiency.
supply chain in British English
noun
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
supply chain in Retail
(səplaɪ tʃeɪn)
noun
(Retail: Distribution)
The supply chain is all of the various stages, in order, of a product's progress from raw materials through production and distribution of the finished product, until it reaches the consumer.
Supply chain management reduces costs by increasing inventory turnover on the shop floor.
These logistical changes will benefit many companies looking for a shortened supply chain and increased efficiency.
The supply chain is all of the various stages, in order, of a product's progress from raw materialsthrough production and distribution of the finished product, until it reaches theconsumer.
supply chain in Accounting
(səplaɪ tʃeɪn)
noun
(Accounting: Management)
The supply chain is all of the various stages, in order, of a product's progress from raw materialsthrough production and distribution of the finished product, until it reaches theconsumer.
Lean manufacturing processes aim to eliminate waste across the supply chain.
These changes will benefit many companies looking for a shortened supply chain and increased efficiency.
The supply chain is all of the various stages, in order, of a product's progress from raw materialsthrough production and distribution of the finished product, until it reaches theconsumer.
Examples of 'supply chain' in a sentence
supply chain
That will secure thousands more jobs in the supply chain.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is particularly significant for the manufacturing supply chain.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The supply chain can be fragile.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We will have to work very hard with suppliers, supply chains and profitability.
The Sun (2006)
The chip company forms one end of the supply chain, with retailers at the other end.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Unions fear a further 60,000 jobs could go in the supply chain.
The Sun (2016)
The original members of the supply chain focus their activities, frequently reducing the number of employees.
Larry Downes THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)
It's not entirely obvious at the moment what technology a retailer or supply chain manager would adopt.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there is also a responsibility for SMEs to look forward and see what might be happening in the supply chain.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The report says the job losses have not ended, with the impact on the wider supply chain yet to be fully felt.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was the threat also to the huge rail industry supply chain, the biggest cluster of rail industry companies in Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He said: 'None of this extra money was passed down the supply chain though to the freezing companies and the growers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As more companies apply rigorous standards to their supply chains, more suppliers will choose to source sustainably; the ripple becomes a wave.