CH. 10 - Channels of Distribution Flashcards

1
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Consists of induividuals and firms involved in the process of making a product available for use or consumption by consumers or industrial users.

A

Marketing Channels

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2
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No intermediaries as the firm performs all channel functions.

ex: dollar shave club

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Direct Channel

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3
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Have middlemen, any intermediaries that exist between manufacturers and end-user markets

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Indirect Channels

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4
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intermediary with legal authority to act on behalf of the manufacturer

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Agent or Broker

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5
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intermediary who sells to other intermediaries, usually to retailers

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Wholesaler

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6
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intermediary who sells to consumers

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Retailers

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7
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intermediaries who perform a varity of distribution functions

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Distributor

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8
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mean the same as distributor, retailer, wholesale, etc

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Dealer

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9
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buying: purchasing products for resale or as an agent for supply of a product
selling: contacting potential customers, promoting products, and seeking orders
risk taking: assuming business risks in the ownership of inventory that can become obsolete or deteriorate

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Transactional Function

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10
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Assorting:
Storing:
Sorting:
Transporting:

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Logistical Function

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11
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financing:

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Facilitating Function

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12
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A. Producer — Consumer
B. Producer — Retailer — Consumer
C. Producer — Wholesaler — Retailer — Consumer
D. Producer — Agent — Wholesaler — Retailer — Consumer

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Consumer Marketing Channels

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13
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  1. IBM — Industrial User
  2. Caterpillar — Industrial Distributor — Industrial User
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Business Marketing Channels

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14
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Exists when one firm’s marketing channel is used to distribute another firm’s products.

ex: starbucks in targets and other stores

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Strategic Marketing Alliance

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15
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A commerical enterprise undertaken jointly by two or more firms that retain their distinct identities for business expansion, development of new products, or moving into new markets.

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Joint Ventures

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16
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Involves an arrangement whereby a firm reaches different buyers by employing two or more different channels for the same basic product.

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Dual Distribution

17
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Occurs when a set of companies are used to get products from the manufacturer to consumers.

EX: company that makes rubber who sells it to company that makes tires

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Traditional Marketing Systems

18
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Occurs when a company owns successive stages of production and distribution.

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Vertical Marketing Systems

19
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Occurs when a firm tries to place its products in as many outlets as possible.

Channel Structure

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Intensive Distrubtion

Channel Structure

20
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Occurs when one firm has the exclusive right to distribute another firm’s products.

Channel Structure

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Exclusive Distrbution

Channel Structure

21
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Occurs when a few select outlets carry another firm’s products.

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Selective Distribution

22
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Consists of the activities that focus on getting the right amount of the right products to the right place at the right time at the lowest possible cost.

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Logistics

23
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Consists of a sequence of firms that perform activities required to create and deliver products to ultimate consumers or industrial users.

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Supply Chain

24
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Designed for efficiency and low cost by minimizing inventory and maximizing efficiencies in process flow (appropriate for functional products)

Walmart, HEB, and Target

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Efficient Supply Chains

25
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Focus on flexibility and responsiveness and are able to react quickly to changing market demand and requirements (approriate for innovative products)

Samsung, Tesla, and Apple

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Responsive Supply Chain

26
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Produces goods in advance of customer demand using a forecast of sales and moves through the supply chain to points of sale where they are stores as finished goods inventory.

supply chain design

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Push System

supply chain design

27
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Produces only what is needed at upstream stages in the supply chain in response to customer demand signals from downstream stages.

supply chain design

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Pull System

supply chain design

28
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States that variation in orders/information increases upstream in the supply chain (i.e. towards the raw materials manufacturers)

Supply chain dynamics

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Bullwhip Effect

Supply chain dynamics

29
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States that the closer certain products are to the final customer, the faster the rate of technological change.

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Clockspeed

30
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Process: rate of change in process, either slow, rapid, or constant
Product: rate of change in product, soap vs. M.I.C.E (multimedia, information, communications, and electronics)
Organizational: considers the frequency of organizational restructuring.

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Three measure of clockspeed