Refers to enterprises and manufacturers that are in the initial stage of production and operation of the industry and mainly produce raw materials and primary products necessary for downstream enterprises. These manufacturers mainly produce raw materials and primary products necessary for downstream enterprises.
Downstream: generally speaking, it is the distribution and subcontracting unit of raw materials and products of enterprises.
Downstream enterprises mainly process and modify raw materials and turn them into actual products in production and life.
Extended data:
Enterprise relationship
Upstream enterprises and downstream enterprises are interdependent. Without the raw materials provided by upstream enterprises, downstream enterprises are like clever women who can't cook without rice; If there is no downstream enterprise to produce products and put them into the market, the materials of upstream enterprises will be useless. Therefore, upstream enterprises and downstream enterprises in various industries should share joys and sorrows, help each other and develop together.
In fact, upstream and downstream are relative concepts in the modern production industry chain, which have more detailed and wider application value than the traditional division of agriculture, heavy industry and light industry. With the development trend of economic globalization, the correlation between industry and the whole social and economic development is constantly improving, and the relationship between industry and related industries is more encrypted and inseparable.
Except for the production of some end consumer goods (such as some household appliances), most industries are upstream industries from one angle and downstream industries from another.
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