Supply chain management is the （） of these activities through improved supply chain relationship, to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Collection。 Assembly。 Integration。 Operation。
Organizations are now extending their （） beyond the end customer to include the acceptance and disassembly of final products for reuse in the new products. Sourcing strategy。 Distribution channels。 Customer service。 Internal functions。
It is important to note that from the core company’s perspective, the supply chain includes （）, upstream supplier and down stream customers. Internal functions。 External functions。 Information systems。 Physical distribution。
In general, factors influencing transportation costs can be grouped into 2 major categories---product-related factors and market-related factors. Please find below,（）is not belong to the market-related factors. Transport distance。 Location of markets。 Freight traffic in a region。 Seasonality of product movements。
As some countries attempt to shift away from natural gas or petroleum energy systems toward coal-based systems, the need for coal slurry(煤泥) will increase in these countries,（）transport mode will be the first choice for transfer this kind of product. Water carriage。 Pipeline transport。 Rail transport。 Surface transport。
（）are respectively the dominant transport mode in China and in the United States.
