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The Service Supply Chain Model Information Flow Supplier Purchasing Internal Users/ Stakeholders Finance Ultimate Customer Capacity Management Demand Management Customer Relationship Management Supplier Relationship Management Service Delivery Management Source: Ellram, L. M., Tate, W. L. and Billington, C., ‘Understanding and managing the supply chain model’, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 17-32 (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)