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Supply Chain
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inventory/Stock | A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building. |
| Demand | The desire of consumers, clients, employers, etc. for a particular commodity, service, or other item. |
| Costing | The proposed or estimated cost of producing or undertaking something. |
| Barriers to Entry | Obstacles that make it difficult to enter a given market. |
| Transportation | A system or means of transporting people or goods. |
| Supplier | anyone who provides goods or services to a company or individuals |
| Manufacturer | a person or company that makes goods for sale. |
| Wholesaler/Distributer | Wholesaling involves selling merchandise to retailers. A wholesaler can act as a middleman, brokering deals between these businesses. |
| Retailer | A retailer purchases goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers directly or through a wholesale, and then sells smaller quantities to the consumer for a profit. |
| Billing | the process of preparing or sending invoices. |
| Warehousing | the action or process of storing goods in a warehouse. |
| Vendor | a person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street. |
| Logistics | the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers. |
| Negotiation | discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. |
| Distribution | the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients. |
| Sourcing | find out where (something) can be obtained. |
| Break-bulk | denoting a system of transporting cargo as separate pieces rather than in containers. |
| Freight | goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. |
| Distribution Channel | The chain of businesses or intermediaries through which a good or service passes until it reaches the end consumer. |
| Raw Materials | the basic material from which a product is made. |