📄️ What is a supply-chain?
A supply chain is a network of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in the production, handling, and distribution of a product or service. It includes all of the steps involved in getting a product or service from the supplier to the customer. The supply chain starts with the raw materials and components that go into making a product, and ends with the delivery of the finished product to the end customer.
📄️ Supply chain transportation
Learn how products are moved in a global supply chaine.
📄️ Hub and Spoke Distribution Model
A hub and spoke distribution model is a common design used in modern supply chain management. It involves the centralization of certain activities, such as warehousing and transportation, at a central hub location, while smaller spoke locations are used for distribution to customers. Hence the name, it resembles the structure of a bicycle wheel where the center of the wheel is the hub (or distribution center) and each spoke is the direction of delivery.