Process technology led to a new type of supply chain. National manufacturing corporations integrated with companies further down the chain to control distribution and marketing. These corporations also integrated with suppliers to manage the Unprecedented flow of raw materials which was required to feed the newly mechanized processes.
The innovation in process technology led to a new type of supply chain, which associated manufacturing corporations to distributors down the chain and suppliers up the chain.
加工技术的革新导致了新型供应链的产生,这样,制造企业和供应链上游的供应商以及下游的分销商更密切地联系在一起。