Unit 10: Channel Management

This term refers to one boxcar full of freight:

This transportation system moves 38%-40% of the total intercity ton-miles of freight. 

__ is the assortment of products maintained by a business.

Toys R Us is a retailer that is focused on one type of merchandise and offers a wide selection

Businesses who do not own the goods (or people) they sell but act as intermediaries

A company that provides transportation services to any business in its operating area for a fee

Efficiently and effectively moving products and materials through the distribution channel. 

A __ is a form listing the variety, quantity, and prices of products to be ordered.

This is the fastest, but most expensive, mode of transportation:

Distribution is the marketing activity most closely associated with which marketing element

The final business organization in an indirect channel of distribution for consumer products:

Businesses that offer a variety of consumer products to members through a warehouse outlet.

For most products and services, distribution activities account for __ of  marketing costs. 

Walgreens offers products from several different product categories, this is an example of a:

Manage inventory for retailers by counting stock and maintaining store displays. 

The fact that 20% of customers will account for 80% of sales is often referred to as:

__ involves the locations and methods used to make the product available to customers.

Small coal particles can be mixed with water into a slurry and pumped through a pipeline.

Intermediaries ___ the number of transactions required by manufacturers to reach customers.

Nonprofit organizations that do not compete in the business world. 

These are companies that offer products for sale to other businesses

This is a completed listing all the merchandise received in the shipment and its condition.

This transportation system is expensive to construct and can be difficult to maintain. 

A vendor will provide an _ or an itemized billing statement with terms of payment for the order

An inventory system that means that the inventory level is kept low and resupplied as needed.

A system that tracks the amount of a product on hand by maintaining records on sales.

This is the path a product takes from the producer to the ultimate consumer:

A wholesaler owns the goods but the goods are shipped directly from the producer.

Another name for middlemen who help move products from the manufacturer to the final user.

A wholesaler who takes title to the goods they sell and provide a many services.

__ is the most challenging and complex part of marketing.

This inventory system determines the amount of product on hand by visually counting the items.

These buy in large quantities from manufacturers, store the goods, and then resell them.

This channel includes other businesses between the producer and the consumer:

Avon is a company that sells products directly to the consumer in their homes. 

Products often move through long _ of distribution.

It is likely that most products will be transported using only one method of transportation.

Currently, air transportation is less than _ percent of the total ton-miles of freight shipped.

___ is the oldest and most basic part of marketing.

Wal-Mart owns trucks to transport its goods for their stores. This is an example of a:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Mr. Buffett purchased a railroad?

The producer sells the product straight to the final consumer:

O’Reilly auto parts offers products from one category of merchandise, this is an example of a

The area where deliveries are made

The amount of money left for buying goods.