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A supply chain consists of participants that produce and deliver products (including goods and services) from its earliest suppliers to its ultimate customers. In between the points of initial suppliers and final customers, there can exist several participants, including manufacturer, distributor, retailer, and others who are involved in production, delivery, and other activities related to production and delivery. In a simple way to describe, a supply chain shows the flow of products from its earliest process of production and follows through with its delivery to final customers. The product flow is accompanied with the flows of funds and information related to the products. Funds flow from customers to product producers through participants in between, with each participant along the flow receives a share of the funds. Information flows in any direction, from customers to suppliers, or vice versa, depending on the information contents. The main use of information in...
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Sjah, T., Zainuri, Z. (2020). Agricultural Supply Chain and Food Security. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Zero Hunger. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95675-6_82
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