===== Supply Chain =====
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The **Supply Chain** comprises the flow of all information, products, materials, and funds between different stages of creating and selling a product to the end-user. The concept of the supply chain comes from an operational management perspective. Every step in the process—including creating a good or service, manufacturing it, transporting it to a place of sale, and selling it—is part of a company's supply chain.

The supply chain includes all functions involved in receiving and filling a customer request. These functions include:

  * Product development 
  * Marketing 
  * Operations 
  * Distribution 
  * Finance 
  * Customer service


Source: [[https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/043015/what-difference-between-value-chain-and-supply-chain.asp] ]


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