distribution system
Supply chain apparatus
A distribution system is the network of infrastructure that delivers something from its source to end users.
Electric utilities maintain distribution systems of substations, transformers, and power lines.
Water distribution systems include reservoirs, treatment plants, and pipes.
The term also applies to how goods move from manufacturers to consumers through wholesalers and retailers: Their distribution system gets products to stores within 48 hours.
- networkInterconnected system
- power gridLinked transmission system
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- trunk linePrimary transport or communication route
supply chain · cold chain · logistics · warehouse · loading dock · delivery · last mile · drop point · trucking · electrical · power lines · feeder line · utility pole · nodes · hub · routes · channels · infrastructure
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
- water managementwater supply, dam, water district, water authority, water allocation
- NYC Waterwater tunnels, watershed protection, treatment facilities, chlorination, fluoridation
- planned economycommand economy, central authority, five-year plan, production quota, state control
- water agencieswater authority, water board, water department, water district, water utility
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