供应链 (gōng yìng liàn) — supply chain
Definition
供应链 is the flow of goods from raw materials to end customer — narrower than 产业链 (which covers the whole industry's value activities), broader than 物流 (which is just transport and warehousing).
noun
supply chain
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 供应链。Gōng sī zhèng zài jiàn lì zì jǐ de gōng yìng liàn.The company is building its own supply chain.
- 供应链。Yì qíng de bào fā yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng le quán qiú gōng yìng liàn.The outbreak of the pandemic has severely affected the global supply chain.
- 供应链。Wǒ men xū yào gǎi shàn gōng yìng liàn de xiào lǜ.We need to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.
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