# Network architecture selection
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| SCPERF04: How do you select your network architecture for supply chain application? | 
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 Proximity to data sources, both internal and external, and the distance between components can be a key factor for supply chain workloads, like high-frequency supplier networking and manufacturing systems from factory floors, so make use of AWS services to sit your solution as close as possible to dependencies. 

**Topics**
+ [SCPERF04-BP01 Use performance requirements to drive the selection of network components and architecture](scperf04-bp01.md)