Other parts of the value chain will be made up of complex web of relationships between partners, suppliers, contractors and customers.

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He and his lieutenants pressed caution on their suppliers, spot-checked shipments and built a web of foreign subsidiaries to gain more control over the supply chain, according to former employees and business associates.

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