supply chain

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supply chain (plural supply chains)

  1. A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.
    supply chain disruptions
    • 1905 January 5, “The Year at Home and Abroad”, in w:The Independent (New York City)[1], volume 58, number 2927, page 7:
      [during the w:British expedition to Tibet] ... the expedition under General Macdonald became dominant. The difficulties of penetrating a hostile and barren country in the dead of winter, of keeping a supply chain with India unbroken, and of fighting for the capture of fortified passes ...
    • 2019 May 28, Zachary Karabell, “How Hidden Billions Are Making the Rich Richer”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      In Bullough’s estimation, Moneyland is the dark twin of globalization, an unregulated system made possible by the same tissues of connectivity that have enabled global supply chains, cross-border trade and electronic cash flows.
    • 2020 May 20, Andrew Roden, “Transport for London fears £3.2bn funding gap”, in Rail, page 8:
      It adds that the majority of TfL's costs are spent on its supply chain and internal labour costs. "Without a stable source of income or funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, our supply chain will not be able to gain adequate assurance that TfL will be able to fund their future commitments," the report concludes.
    • 2021 November 28, Stephen Castle, Jenny Gross, “A Wine Rack on Rails? U.K. Businesses Seek Solutions to Shortages.”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN:
      Two months after gas and food shortages caused shudders of anxiety across the country, Britain continues to face challenges in its supply chain.

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