spply ntwrk s pttrn f tmprl nd sptl prcsss crrd t t fclty nds nd vr dstrbtn lnks, whch dds vl fr cstmrs thrgh th mnfctrng nd dlvry f prdcts. t cmprss th gnrl stt f bsnss ffrs n whch ll knds f mtrl (rw mtrls, wrk n prcss nd fnshd prdcts) r trnsfrmd nd mvd btwn vrs pnts t mxmz th vl ddd fr cstmrs. n th smcndctr ndstry, fr xmpl, wrk-n-prcss mvs frm fbrctn t ssmbly, nd thn t th tst hs.
Th trm "spply ntwrk" rfrs t th hgh-tch phnmnn f cntrct mnfctrng whr th brnd wnr ds nt tch th prdct. nstd, sh crdnts wth cntrct mnfctrrs nd cmpnnt spplrs wh shp cmpnnts t th brnd wnr. Ths bsnss prctc rqrs th brnd wnr t sty n tch wth mltpl prts r "ntwrk" t nc.
spply chn s spcl nstnc f spply ntwrk n whch rw mtrls, ntrmdt mtrls nd fnshd gds r prcrd xclsvly s prdcts thrgh chn f prcsss tht spply n nthr. Jhn Mlls t l. hv sggstd tht th ddtn f th trm "ntwrk" t th cncpt f spply chn mngmnt hs xtndd spply chn mngmnt nt mr strtgc rnttn. n thr nlyss, ntrnl cnnctns sch s lnks btwn cmpny's prchsng dprtmnt nd th stff rspnsbl fr nw prdct dvlpmnt wld frm prt f spply ntwrk, lngsd th cnnctns t plyrs wthn th spply chn.
spplr ssctn cn ls b sn s frm f spply ntwrk.