"value chain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: value chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} value chain (plural value chains)
  1. (business) A progression of activities that businesses or firms perform in order to deliver goods and services of value to an end consumer. Categories (topical): Business Related terms: add value, surplus value, value added, value added tax, VAT Translations (Translations): waardeketen [feminine] (Dutch), arvoketju (Finnish), chaîne de valeur [feminine] (French), catena del valore [feminine] (Italian), łańcuch wartości [masculine] (Polish)

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