However, as online sales and companies gain greater traction in the market economy, there has been an increase in manufacturers selling products directly to consumers. The following graphic illustrates what the supply chain used to look like: Company E, one of the retailers, buys the product and sells it to a consumer. Company D would then buy those goods in bulk to distribute to various retailers.
Company C would manufacture finished goods. Company B would take those raw materials and turn them into supplies or parts for Company C. In the past, raw materials would be gathered and sold by company A. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on companies that sell or produce physical items.
No matter what your supply chain looks like, or what pieces of it your company is involved with, Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud (or Oracle SCM Cloud) has the solutions you need. A company can supply labor, finished goods, parts, supplies, materials, and more.
There are multiple types of supply chains.