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| Domain | Definition |
Shipping | A logistical management system which integrates the sequence of activities from delivery of raw materials to the manufacturer through to delivery of the finished product to the customer into measurable components. "Just in Time" is a typical value-added example of supply chain management. (references) |
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A supply chain essentially has three main parts, the supply, manufacturing and distribution:
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Supply chain."
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Business | To react fast to market demands and trends, companies are customizing their products as late as possible in the supply chain. (references) | |
A major boost, however, is E-commerce adoption, knowledge management, supply chain management and other emerging technologies. (references) | ||
The company passes on the cost benefit to the customer as there are no retailers or retailers adding to the cost and time in the supply chain. (references) | ||
Economic History | Brazil | They are also trying to minimize costs associated with logistics by promoting greater integration in the supply chain. (references) |
Indonesia | The program covers four areas: corporate environmental management, industrial extensions for the environment, greening the supply chain, and fostering environmental due diligence. (references) | |
Hong Kong | On the enterprise side, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are still enjoying healthy growth. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| South Africa | DNA Supply Chain Investments Limited |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "SUPPLY CHAIN": Optimized Supply Chain and Reactivity ♦ supply chain integration. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "SUPPLY CHAIN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | forsyningslogistikkæde (logistics supply chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | logistieke toeleveringsketen (logistics supply chain), beheer van toeleveringsketens (supply chain management). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | intégration de la chaîne de l'offre (supply chain integration), gestion de la chaîne logistique (supply chain management), chaîne de l'offre logistique (logistics supply chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Logistikkette (logistics supply chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αλυσίδα του λογιστικού-οργανωτικού εφοδιασμού (logistics supply chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | catena logistica della fornitura (logistics supply chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | upplysay ainchay cadeia logística da oferta (logistics supply chain). (various references) cadena de suministro logístico (logistics supply chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-l-n-p-p-s-u-y" | |
-2 letters: unhappily. | |
-3 letters: physical, punchily, snappily, spinachy, uppishly. | |
-4 letters: apishly, caliphs, caplins, clayish, cushily, happily, hyalins, inclasp, inhauls, insculp, lychnis, nuchals, palship, paulins, paunchy, planish, pliancy, pushily, pushpin, sapphic, sappily, saucily, sculpin, shiplap, spicula, spinach, spinula, sylphic, uncials, unclasp, unclips, unhappy. | |
-5 letters: acinus, caliph, caplin, caulis, chains, chiaus, chinas, chippy, cuppas, hyalin, hypnic, inhaul, inlays. | |
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| 1. Usage: Commercial 2. Quotations: Non-fiction 3. Names: Company Usage 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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