supply chain
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from the supplier to the customer.
Example Sentences
- "[during the British expedition to Tibet] ... the expedition under General Macdonald became dominant. The difficulties of penetrating a hostile and barren country in the dead of winter, of keeping a supply chain with India unbroken, and of fighting for the capture of fortified passes ..."
- "In Bullough’s estimation, Moneyland is the dark twin of globalization, an unregulated system made possible by the same tissues of connectivity that have enabled global supply chains, cross-border trade and electronic cash flows."
- "It adds that the majority of TfL's costs are spent on its supply chain and internal labour costs. "Without a stable source of income or funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, our supply chain will not be able to gain adequate assurance that TfL will be able to fund their future commitments," the report concludes."
- "Two months after gas and food shortages caused shudders of anxiety across the country, Britain continues to face challenges in its supply chain."