Firms tend to be small and to focus on a single function in the production chain.

Furthermore, the existing international production chain continues to evolve as well.

Pressure continued to ease further up the production chain.

During this process, the player must fine-tune their production chains and transport systems.

Crude goods are those entering the production chain for the first time.

Switching to the euro will mean slightly increased costs for all points in the production chain.

How can we monitor every link in the production chain?

All these factors along the production chain are involved.

To discuss this is, in actual fact, to begin at the completely wrong end of the production chain.

Another very important aspect is that the whole production chain should be considered, not just a few specific subsectors of the industry.