supply chain

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supply chain

noun supply chains

  1. A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer. [during the 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 ...

    Similar: logistics network, supply network

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noun system of organisations, people, etc.

Españolcadena de suministro, cadena de abestecimiento
日本語サプライチェーン sapurai chēn
中文供應鏈 /供应链 gōngyīngliàn, 產業鏈 /产业链 chǎnyèliàn
Kiswahilimnyororo wa usambazaji, mnyororo wa ugavi
Portuguêscadeia de suprimento
Françaischaîne de production, chaîne logistique, chaîne d'approvisionnement
DeutschLieferkette, Zulieferkette, Beschaffungskette
Italianofiliera
Ελληνικάεφοδιαστική αλυσίδα efodiastikí alysída
Românălanț de aprovizionare
Русскийцепо́чка поста́вок cepóčka postávok, логисти́ческая цепо́чка logistíčeskaja cepóčka
Tiếng Việtchuỗi cung ứng
עבריתשרשרת אספקה sharshéret aspaká

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@misc{supply_chain_2026,
  title = {supply chain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supply%20chain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}