In another example, when a customer

In another example, when a customer purchases online from Dell Computer , The supply chain includes, among others, the customer , Dell is web site that takes the customer is order, the Dell assembly plant, and all of Dell is suppliers. The Web site provides the customer with information regarding pricing, product variety, and product availability. Having made a product choice, the customer enters the order information and pays for the product. The customer may later return to the Web site to check the status of the order. Stages further up the supply chain use customer order information to fill the order. That process involves an additional flow of information, product, and fund, and between various of the supply chain.