Unit 2 Place, Storage and Org of Distribution Channels

Depending on how far a customer lives from the warehousing facility that has the product they ordered, companies may use a combination of what kind of transportation to deliver the product?

• word-of-mouth and hand-delivered

• fax, email, and telephone

• ground, sea, and air

• bicycle, skateboard, and rollerblades

If a customer has an item shipped to an international location, what might they need to pay before they can receive the product?

• plane fee

• rogue fee

• international fee

• customs fee

Examples of goods that use _____ distribution include food items such as snacks, sodas, and other low-cost household items.

• intensive

• selective

• intrinsic

• exploitative

In the distribution process, who has the job of bringing buyers and sellers together so that they can negotiate the terms of the transaction?

• agents and brokers

• wholesalers

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    investors

• parcel strategists

Who acts as a bridge between the manufacturer and the retailer by buying the products to be sold directly from the manufacturer in large quantities and then resells those products to retailers?

• brokers

• agents

• wholesalers

• investors

River is trying to figure out what kind of distribution channel to use for a new online business. While they want something efficient, they have very little capital to invest in this aspect of the business. Based on this, what might be the best option for River?

• a direct distribution channel

• an indirect distribution channel

• a multi-level distribution channel

• a singular distribution channel

At the last stage of the distribution process, the customer's local post office sends its driver to a _____ where they collect the package along with other packages scheduled for delivery on the same day.

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    truck stop

• manufacturing plant

• UPS store

• sorting facility

The time it takes for a product to go from shipment to final delivery depends largely on whether they use:

• digital or non-digital tracking.

• a direct or indirect distribution channel.

• inbound or outbound transportation.

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    efficient or inefficient postal workers.

This entire process of ordering a product online, from shipment to final delivery, can take anywhere from _____ to _____.

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• 10 hours; 18 hours

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    24 hours; a few days

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    36 hours; 3 days

• 48 hours; one-week

What refers to the people and systems involved in moving a product from its point of origin to the customer?

• indirect distribution

• direct distribution

• a distribution channel

• a distribution network