The total of all expenditures incurred throughout procurement and supply chain operations: purchase prices and supplier costs, warehousing and inventory management, intra-company handling, transport between nodes, customs duties and clearance fees, packaging, materials handling, and insurance.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_chain_management
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