distribution networks
Goods movement systems
Distribution networks are systems that move goods, services, or information from producers to consumers.
The term covers physical infrastructure—warehouses, trucks, retail outlets—as well as the organizational relationships connecting suppliers, intermediaries, and end users.
The company built distribution networks across three continents.
In utilities, distribution networks deliver electricity, water, or gas to homes and businesses.
- substationsVoltage transformation facilities
- electric gridInterconnected electricity distribution network
- utility polesTall posts for cables
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
freight · warehousing · pipeline · transmission lines · data packets · fiber optic · smart meter · server · power grid · rolling blackouts · inventory management · shipping · delivery routes · load balancing · feeder lines · depots · transformer · routes
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
- energy infrastructurepower grid, electrical grid, electricity grid, electric grid, national grid
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, drains
distribution networksdirect sales
Selling straight to consumers
farm-to-table · self-distribution · cottage industry · barter systems