# Customer Education Releases Software Supply Chain Explained Guide

**URL:** <https://community.sonatype.com/t/customer-education-releases-software-supply-chain-explained-guide/3561>\
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**Tags:** learn, integrations, nexus-repository, nexus-iq\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/customer-education-releases-software-supply-chain-explained-guide/3561 "2020-02-25T13:50:04Z")\
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As a customer or potential customer of Sonatype’s Nexus platform, you may have heard references to software supply chain automation. Perhaps you know exactly what that means—maybe it’s even the reason you’ve decided to add one or more Nexus products to your own software supply chain.

But others may wonder, “What does that mean, exactly?” In our [Software Supply Chain Explained Guide](https://guides.sonatype.com/foundations/devsecops/software-supply-chain-explained/), we’ll tackle that question. After reading [Software Supply Chain Explained](https://guides.sonatype.com/foundations/devsecops/software-supply-chain-explained/), you will better understand:

- What **supply chain management means** in the context of a traditional, manufacturing-centric organization
- How supply chain management **principles and processes can be applied to software** development organizations
- How different **roles** in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) fit into software supply chain management, and what their responsibilities are
- How the **Nexus platform fits into software supply chain management processes**
- Why **software supply chain management matters**

Happy Learning!  
Sonatype Customer Education

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