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Author: Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz
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To discuss: The reason why organization choose to streamline their supply chain and two or three ways a organization may go about streamling their supply chains.
A supply chain is a system between an organization and its suppliers to distribute and produce a particular product. The supply chain of any organization takes care of every steps involved from delivery of a product to final consumers. It is divided into two parts downstream and upstream partners.
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