supply chain

American  

[suh-plahy cheyn] / səˈplaɪ ˌtʃeɪn /

noun

1. the series of growers, manufacturers, distributors, shippers, etc., involved in producing goods of a particular kind and bringing them to market.

   A typical supply chain from fiber to garment has up to seven players spread across the globe—more, if processes like dyeing or printing are subcontracted.

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supply chain British  

noun

1. marketing a channel of distribution beginning with the supplier of materials or components, extending through a manufacturing process to the distributor and retailer, and ultimately to the consumer

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Etymology

Origin of supply chain

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

More than 400 plants have closed after the gas supply chain was "broken", said Manoj Arvadiya, head of the local manufacturing industry association.

From Barron's

"Investigations are ongoing in close collaboration with local authorities and supply chain partners," it said.

From Barron's

Though much of the focus has been on oil, he said that refined products, including fertilizer, steel, aluminum and other chemicals, have been severely impacted—creating supply chain disruption beyond what has been seen post-Covid.

From Barron's

“Input costs are significantly higher, crop prices are not,” CEO Svein Tore Holsether said, sounding the alarm about how the war could affect the food supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the left are five rows of industries, such as defense and supply chain/reindustrialization, and on the right are their future manifestations, such as defense tech and U.S. semiconductors, respectively.

From Barron's