Procurement glossary / S

Supply Chain

A supply chain refers to the organisations that participate in the flow of products, services, finances and information from a source to a customer. The organisations share linkages such as being customer and supplier. The concept of a chain is based on the principle that the participants’ business success depends in part upon the performance of the supply chain as a whole that may promote a more cooperative mindset. Take the Supply Chain Knowledge Evaluation at Skills Gap Analysis.

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