DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS & SUPPLY CHAIN

the coordination of manufacturer, suppliers, and retailers working together to meet a customer need for a product or service

• supply chain management

• distribution

• intellectual property

• channels of distribution

an important component of supply chain management that involves the locations and methods used to make products and services available to customers

• distribution

• wholesaler

• indirect channel

• supply chain management

the routes that products and services take from the time they are produced to the time they are consumed

• channels of distribution

• retailer

• supply chain management

• distribution

moves the product directly from the manufacturer to the consumer

• direct channel

• indirect channel

• physical distribution

• intellectual property

uses intermediaries to move products between the manufacturer and consumer

• indirect channel

• direct channel

• supply chain mangement

• intellectual property

includes transportation, storage, and handling of products and packaging within a channel of distribution

• physical distribution

• supply chain mangagement

• indirect channel

• distributuion

Which channel of distribution would be best for a small fruit and vegetable farm with only a few products to be sold to local customers?

• manufacturer to consumer

• manufacturer to retailer to consumer

• manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer

• manufacturer to agent to wholesale to retailer to consumer

Which channel of distribution would be best for a bakery that usually sells products online but wants to increase local sales without opening a physical store?

• manufacturer to consumer

• manufacturer to retailer to consumer

• manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer

• manufacturer to agent to wholesale to retailer to consumer

Two types of Channels of Distribution

• Direct and Indirect
• Consumer and Industrial
• Rack Robbers and Drop Shippers

Retailers bargain with wholesalers  to sell products  to their customers is an example of?

• Indirect distribution
• Direct distribution