supply chain

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The sequence or system of organizations or operations that work together to design, produce, and deliver a product or service to a market, extending from the extraction of raw materials to the distribution of finished products or services.

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• noun A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.