Supplier

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Supplier may refer to:

• Manufacturer, uses tools and labor to make things for sale
• Processor (manufacturing), converts a product from one form to another
• Packager (manufacturing), encloses products for distribution, storage, sale, and use
• Distributor (business), the middleman between the manufacturer and retailer
• Wholesaler, sells goods or merchandise to retailers
• Dealership, local franchised distribution
  • Drug dealer, supplies illegal drugs
• Merchant, a professional dealing with trade

[edit] See also

• Supply chain
• Supply network
• Supply chain network
• Supply (disambiguation)
• Vendor (supply chain)