Supply chain

A supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the functions of procurement of materials; transformation of these material into intermediate and finished products; and distribution of these finished products to customers.

A supply chain essentially has three main parts, the supply, manufacturing and distribution:

• The supply side concentrates on how, where from and when raw materials are procured and supplied to manufacturing.
• Manufacturing converts these raw materials to finished products and
• Distribution ensures that these finished products reach the final customers through a network of distributors, warehouses and retailers.

The chain can be said to start with the suppliers of your suppliers and ends with the customers of your customer.

Table of contents

1 See also 2 Finding related topics 3 External Links

See also

• supply chain management
• trade item
• transportation
• distribution
• marketing
• manufacturing

Finding related topics

• list of management topics
• list of marketing topics
• list of human resource management topics
• list of economics topics
• list of finance topics
• list of accounting topics
• list of information technology management topics
• list of production topics
• list of business law topics
• list of business ethics, political economy, and philosophy of business topics
• list of business theorists
• list of economists
• list of corporate leaders
• list of companies

External Links

• Supply Chain Council

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