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The Global Supply Chain<br />

• It comprises of 5 successive stages:<br />

◦ Customer<br />

◦ Distribution<br />

◦ Final manufacturing & assembly<br />

◦ First-tier ti suppliers<br />

◦ Second-tier suppliers<br />

• Products & materials flow forward, towards the<br />

customer.<br />

• After the product is consumed, product recycling<br />

becomes a material flow backward to a point of reuse or<br />

renovation.<br />

• Information flows in both directions: orders and<br />

transactions move towards the source of supply.<br />

• Transport provides the physical links between stages.

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