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ITNOW 2007 49(6):10-11; doi:10.1093/itnow/bwm047
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© 2007 The British Computer Society

In chains

Richard Platts, MBCS


  Abstract

A supply chain is a set of coordinated and linked supplier-customer relationships by which raw materials and intermediate products are transformed into final products. Although commonly referred to as a chain, in practice the various relationships form a complex multidimensional network of organisations. It is usually the case that no one organisation controls the overall supply chain for any particular product. Typically there are dominant organisations that exert influence on others but in a free market economy competition ensures that can change.


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