Case Study
Questions
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Name the three sectors of the supply chain. On what occasions could certain sections of the primary sector operate as retailers? The supply chain has three different main sectors that are primary, secondary and tertiary sector. These sectors have different roles in the supply chain and they need to work together in order to provide an efficient system for the company.
The primary sector changes natural resources into primary products. Some examples of industries in this sector can be given as agriculture, mining, forestry, fishing etc. Products of this sector make up the resources of other sectors. Primary industries are important in the industries of underdeveloped and developing countries.
The products are then sold to secondary sector in which the products become manufactured, and turned into finished. Goods.
Some examples of companies in this industry can be car manifacturers of cars, buildings, food and drink manifactures.
The tertiary sector is the final starge of the production chain in which mostly the services are provided. Some examples can be given as insurance and banking companies, delivery and transport companies, health and education services and retail industry. On special occasions the primary sector can operate as retailers supplying their products straight to the customer. I have seen fisher boats who have gone fishing, and have caught fish pull up to the shore and directly sell what they have caught, in this case fish, to people on the coast, who are customers.
Similarly if a bee keepers who is in Marmaris sell his product, honey, straight to the people who live in that area, or who are tourists passing by, he will have served his primary product straight to final customer.
A person living in the east of Turkey, raising live stock, comes to Istanbul for the purpose of Kurban Bayram, religious Muslim tradition, and sells his animal straight to the customer.
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