Concept explainers
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To determine: The reasons integrated technology being critical for a successful supply chain operation.
Introduction: Supply chain defined as a sequence of associations, their offices, capacities, and actions that are engaged with manufacturing and conveying a product or administration. The chain starts with essential providers of raw materials and stretches out the distance to the last client. The supply chain fragment required with getting the completed item from the producer to the purchaser is known as distribution channel.
A supply chain is a sequence starts with essential providers or raw materials and stretches out the distance to an item or administration. No business association can exist without the two operations and supply chain.
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To determine: The reasons for information sharing being critical for a successful supply chain operation.
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To determine: Reasons trust amount trading partners being critical for a successful supply chain operation:
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To determine: Reasons real-time information availability being critical for a successful supply chain operation:
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To determine: Reasons event-response capability being critical for a successful supply chain operation:
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To determine: The reasons for procurement being critical for a successful supply chain operation.
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To determine: Thereasons for the risk management being critical for a successful supply chain operation.
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