The global supply chain has quite a few interesting characteristics about it. The high-end art supply chain relies heavily in personal connections like a dealer and a shipper. The reason is because majority of art pieces are unique, 1 of 1, which require lots of care. Each of these connections is very important because they rely heavily on trust. Having untrustworthy connections can lead to bad sales, scams, or painting being ruined or lost at the time of shipping. In other industries like retail or oil and gas, There are much more quantity and much more cheaper. When plants and warehouses ship their products, they usually go trough the same shipping process, as long as the shipping arrives in time and in great condition, its ok. On the other hand, for high-end art, the shippers must know how to ship the product, how to prep, who they can rely on, and other little aspects of shipping