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

Tim Doggett is the chief executive of the Chemical Business Association which represents the chemical supply chain from manufacturers to distributors, transporters and traders, and director of the Trade Association Forum in the UK.

From BBC

It threatened to label Anthropic—the only LLM currently cleared to work on classified material—a “supply chain risk,” the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

People familiar with Nvidia’s supply chain said PC makers including Dell Technologies and Lenovo were working with the chip maker on models using the Nvidia-MediaTek system-on-a-chip, which is built on architecture from U.K. chip designer Arm.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’ve rebuilt our supply chain, and we’ve taken care of the most urgent things,” said Woldenberg, who runs Learning Resources and hand2mind from facilities outside Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's very much a wait to see how the removal of the tariffs percolates through the supply chain," he added.

From Barron's