Our lifestyle relies on networks such as traffic on the roads, information flow on the Web and business supply chains.

我们的生活在很大程度上是依赖“网络”的，如公路上的交通、互联网上的信息交流以及商业供应链。

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For example, an online book retailer can supply a Web form from which a user can select categories of interests.

例如，在线图书零售商可以提供Web表单，用户可以从中选择感兴趣的图书类别。

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My goal was to replace most of my client's administrative paperwork with a Web service, thereby "fastening" their supply chain.

目的是用 Web 服务代替客户的大部分行政文书工作，从而“加强”其供给链。

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In June, Caffe Nero signed a deal to supply coffee to web users at Easyinternet's flagship outlet in Kensington.

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It has also reduced new additions ever since, focusing on web sales and supply chain improvements.

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To understand how this works, let us imagine that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) develops a perfectly fragmented and disintegrated Web TV-supply chain: Every activity from the new TV-concept development, to design, manufacturing, marketing, and so on can be performed by independent subcontractors.

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