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  • 21Supply-Chain Council — (SCC) is an independent non profit organization, as the cross industry standard for supply chain management. SCC has developed and endorsed the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, a process reference model for supply chain… …

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  • 22supply-side — supˈply side adjective [only before a noun] ECONOMICS supply side economic ideas emphasize making the best use of capital. Supply side economists have persuaded many right wing governments to introduce lower taxes and to encourage saving,… …

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  • 23supply-sider — supply side supˈply side adjective [only before a noun] ECONOMICS supply side economic ideas emphasize making the best use of capital. Supply side economists have persuaded many right wing governments to introduce lower taxes and to encourage… …

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  • 24supply — supply1 [sə plī′] vt. supplied, supplying [ME supplyen < MFr supplier < L supplere, to fill up < sub ,SUB + plere, to fill: see FULL1] 1. to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted) [to supply tools to workers] 2. to meet t …

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  • 25supply and demand — UK US noun [uncountable] economics the relationship between how much of a particular product is available and how much of it people want, and especially the way that this affects the level of prices Thesaurus: economy and economicshyponym * * *… …

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  • 26supply crunch — supˈply ˌcrunch noun [singular] ECONOMICS a fall in the amount of a particular product that is available to buy which makes it more expensive and difficult to obtain: • Attempts to shelter world petroleum markets from a supply crunch have failed… …

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  • 27supply price — ➔ price1 * * * supply price UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE the price at which a company agrees to supply particular goods or services at a particular time: »The supply price depends on the cost of raw materials …

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  • 28Supply — Sup*ply , a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. [1913 Webster] {Supply system} (Zo[ o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See Illust …

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  • 29Supply system — Supply Sup*ply , a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. [1913 Webster] {Supply system} (Zo[ o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See …

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  • 30supply — ► VERB (supplies, supplied) 1) make (something needed) available to someone. 2) provide with something needed. 3) be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand). ► NOUN (pl. supplies) 1) a stock or amount of someth …

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