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m'''Supply Chain''' refers to a [[logistics|logistical]] management system which integrates the sequence of activities from delivery of [[raw materials]] to the [[manufacturer]] through to delivery of the finished product to the [[customer]] into measurable components. <ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>
==See Also==
* The Modern Supply Chain: [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution system
* '''[[Food distribution system]]:''' [[Transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]] (such as [[Amazon.com]], [[Costco]]), and [[retail]] facilities (such as [[Wal-Mart]]) which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s.
* [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]
* '''[[Food production system]]:''' Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]]
==References==
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[[Category:Transportation]]
[[Category:Business]]
[[Category:Economics]]
[[Category:Shipping Terms]]
[[Category:Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Survivalism]]