What is the most likely channel of distribution used by manufacturers of flowers, candy, and stationery?

The Cupcakery sells its baked goods only in its company-owned retail stores. What is this particular kind of distribution called?

What is the distribution channel a small textile company would most likely use in marketing its products?

Delene manages the Sweet Tooth Candy inventory at 20 supermarkets by refilling stock and maintaining

the stores' Sweet Tooth displays. What is Delene?

Of the four Ps of marketing, the ________________ decision relates to distribution.

Vending service companies are a type of merchant intermediary called a(n) ____________________.

____________________ involves selling goods and services over the Internet to customers.

Pretty Crafty is a craft store that sells a variety of craft-making items to consumers and to industrial users including

graphic artists. Pretty Crafty is therefore using ____________________ channels to sell its goods.

A manufacturer uses ____________________ distribution by using only a limited number of outlets to sell products in its geographic area.

An agent who brings buyers and sellers together for a sale is a(n) ____________________.

Kendall sells elegant leather handbags and briefcases for an upscale leather company at special parties given in private homes. She is participating in a(n) ____________________ distribution channel.

A(n) ____________________ is a distributor who is paid a commission to help sellers and buyers get together.

____________________ planning requires decisions about a product's physical movement and transfer of ownership.

a product’s path from manufacturer or producer to final user

a middleman

involved in any sales transaction that moves products from producer to final user

buys, stores, and resells large quantities of goods

a channel member who represents several related but noncompeting businesses

uses all suitable outlets to sell a product

occurs when intermediaries participate in the distribution channel

occurs when goods or services are sold by the producer to the final consumer

provides exposure for small businesses that they could not get elsewhere

occurs when products are supplied to only one dealer within a certain geographic area.

What transportation system has the best safety record?

What is the main focus of a distribution center?

What is the least expensive means of product transportation?

What type of transportation accounts for 1 percent of total ton-miles of freight shipped?

What type of transportation is convenient and can facilitate rapid deliveries?

____________________ is the marketing function of moving goods from a seller to a buyer.

____________________ waterways include the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Nile River.

A private carrier that is most frequently used to transport oil and natural gas is a(n) ____________________

____________________ is the fastest, most expensive form of transportation.

Shipping from Omaha, Nebraska, to Kansas City, Missouri by means of the Missouri River is called ____________________ shipping.

Busy Bee Honey Suppliers has 25,000 jars of honey stored in its warehouse waiting to be sold. In marketing terms,

the jars of honey are known as ____________________.

The U.S. Postal Service ships packages weighing up to 70 pounds by means of ____________________ post.

Distribution that involves moving goods from New York, New York, to Rochester, New York, is called ____________________ shipping.

trucking companies that provide transportation services for a fee

freed from direct-rate regulation

involves transporting, storing, and handling goods

between locations such as Oregon and Ohio

the minimum number of pounds needed to fill a boxcar

combining two or more transportation services

private companies that combine less-than-carload shipments

shipping loaded truck trailers on ships or barges

a ton of freight moved one mile

between two locations in one city

What figure is the basis for all other sales projection figures in a merchandise plan?

Skaterz World wants to reduce its planned reductions by 5 percent from last year's figure of $700. What would be

the planned reduction amount for this year?

Materials requirement planning for industrial markets is part of what overall business activity?

Arabesque Dancewear store had $67,500 in sales during January and its BOM stock inventory was $135,000.

What was its stock-to-sales ratio?

What type of purchasing situation would be regularly ordering staple goods from a familiar vendor?

If a store has planned sales for April of $13,000, and its stock-to-sales ratio is 2.5, then its BOM stock figure for April should be

Epicurian Cheeses planned EOM stock figure is $6,000, its planned sales are $4,500, its BOM stock figure is $5,500,

and its planned reductions are $350. The amount of the store's planned purchases is ____________________.

Factories in which employees are neglected and working conditions are very poor are known as ____________________.

Bethany purchases swimsuits for the Pipeline Beachware chain of five stores. Her correct job title is ____________________.

Sato makes the purchases for a health food store. During the next three months, he plans to purchase $9,500 in

merchandise. He has already received $2,200 in vitamins and natural foods. Another $1,650 in merchandise has

been ordered. Sato's OTB is ____________________.

The BOM stock figure for April is the EOM stock figure for ____________________.

A store that does not currently stock an item may issue a(n) ____________________ slip indicating a customer's request.

Franklin Paper Manufacturers posted an ad on the Internet for purchasing custom shelves. Several suppliers have

bid for the contract. This method of Internet purchasing is called a(n) ____________________ auction.

amount of money a retailer has left for buying goods after considering purchases

loss of merchandise and revenue due to price reductions and theft

any reductions from quoted price

retail decisions are made at lower levels of organization

requires a buyer to do investigate new vendors

purchase goods for business purposes

goods are paid for only after the final customer purchases them

supplier takes back any unsold goods by pre-established date

A shipment containing computer monitors and disk drives arrived at a store later than expected and without an invoice.

The salespeople needed to have the merchandise on the floor quickly in anticipation of a big weekend sale. What

method should be used to ensure quick and accurate merchandise checking?

What is the purpose of an electronic data interchange?

What checking method is susceptible to errors if receivers do not physically count the total number of items in a shipment?

What do many stores use to mark the price on items with hard, flat surfaces?

A stationery store might include writing paper, envelopes, and pens on its ____________________ stock list.

A toy store had the following inventory figures: March $63,000; April $60,000; May $65,000; June $59,000. The

store's average inventory for the four-month period was ____________________.

___________________ inventory systems include EDI systems that involve computer-to-computer information exchanges.

Inventory ____________________ is the process of buying and storing merchandise while controlling the costs related to ordering,

shipping, handling, and storage.

Employees count stock when using a(n) ____________________ inventory system.

John drives a forklift, moving goods to the appropriate section of a home improvement store's warehouse from the

____________________, which is the covered area where carriers unload deliveries.

quantities of stock that a business handles in a certain time period

number of times inventory is sold and replaced in a given period

all merchandise available for sale

a method for checking merchandise received against a purchase order or invoice

allows merchandise to move directly from receiving to the sales floor

a form attached to an invoice that moves with the goods received

information regarding goods received by a business