Exam 11: Deliver Value Through Supply Chain Management,channels of Distribution,and Logistics

Which of the following is NOT a channel intermediary?

Retailers handle the financial exchange when a customer pays for a product.This is an example of the ________ function of channel intermediaries.

To reduce inventory management costs,many companies use a system called ________,which involves carrying only small inventories of parts or merchandise,often only enough for a few days of operation.

In a ________,two or more companies at the same channel level join together to develop a new marketing opportunity.

Middlemen is an older term for intermediaries.

Intensive distribution seeks many outlets in a market,while selective distribution seeks only one outlet in a given market area.

Through the use of ________,a company is able to know exactly where a product is located within the distribution channel.

Compare the responsibilities associated with full-service merchant wholesalers to those associated with limited-service merchant wholesalers.

Rooms-To-Go furniture retailers perform a channel intermediary facilitating function by providing financing for customers' purchases.

Explain the concept behind a dual distribution system.

An appliance,television,and stereo dealer serves as an authorized repair center,provides maintenance contracts,and sells essential supplies to customers.What types of channel functions are being implemented by this dealer?

An independent hardware retail store 100 miles from the nearest city of more than 5,000 people but providing needed supplies for area ranchers would most likely buy its plumbing and electrical supplies through a ________.

Which of the following is most likely to force a manufacturer to pay a slotting allowance?

When the NewWay Dry Cleaners and The Easy Laundromat in your hometown join forces to pursue a new marketing opportunity,they are forming a horizontal marketing system.

Steve's Physco Skates sells its products to Walmart,who then sells them to the consumer.This is an example of a(n)________.

Explain the rationale for identifying the best modes of transportation for a product.

Which type of distribution means limiting distribution of a product to a single outlet in a particular region?

Once an organization has developed its distribution objectives,it should next ________.

Burger King,Holiday Inn,Avis,and H&R Block tax service are all franchises,which means they are also members of a(n)________ vertical marketing system (VMS).

Functions provided by channel intermediaries that make the purchase process easier for customers and manufacturers are referred to as ________ functions.