__________ Is Essentially a Sequence of Linked Suppliers and Customers

question 203

Multiple Choice

__________ is essentially a sequence of linked suppliers and customers in which every customer is,in turn,a supplier to another customer until a finished product reaches the final consumer.

• A) logistical flow
• B) demand chain
• C) supplier-customer alliance
• D) supply chain
• E) distributive cooperative

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