Channel Management Unit Test Review

The channel of distribution is a path a product takes from __ or also known as __ to the final user.

• manufacturers, consumers

• producers, manufacturers

• producers, wholesalers

• consumers, producers

All business involved in sales transactions that help move the products from producers to the consumers are known as __.

• producers

• wholesalers

• retailers

• intermediaries

Buyers of large quantities of goods from a manufacturer who then store the goods and sell them to retailers are known as __.

• wholesaler

• retailer

• producer

• consumer

The Dux Pond and Eastside Cafe are what type of intermediary?

• producer

• consumer

• wholesaler

• retailer

Using distribution logic, if all retailers are in a conflict it is said to be __ conflict.

• horizontal

• vertical

Using distribution logic, if a retailer and a wholesaler are in a conflict it is said to be a __ conflict.

• horizontal

• vertical

What type of distribution is the selling of products on the work site? Example: Bob's Roadside Stand where products are sold right to the customer.

• direct

• indirect

All the activities that help ensure that the right amount of product is delivered to the right place at the right time and in the correct amounts is known as __.

• physical distribution

• e-tailors

• place planning

• inventory control

What can be a major disadvantage with motor carrier?

• time

• traffic

• cost

• lack of flexibility

Which one of the following is an advantage of air cargo transportation?

• speed

• flexibility

• transport heavy materials

• low cost