In the physical goods supply chain, information moves to the left and material to the right.

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This statement is true. Information flows from suppliers to manufacturers to distributors to retailers and ultimately to consumers, while physical goods or materials flow from suppliers to manufacturers to distributors to retailers and finally to consumers. Therefore, information moves to the left while materials move to the right in the physical goods supply chain.

In the Physical Goods Supply Chain, Information Moves to the Left