Chapter 12 Vocab Flashcards

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value delivery network

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network composed of the company, suppliers, distributors, and ultimately customers who partner with each other to improve the performance of the entire system in delivering customer value

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marketing (distribution) channel

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a set of interdependent organizations that help make a product or service available for use or consumption by the consumer or business user

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key functions performed by marketing channel members (distributors) (8)

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5 help to complete transactions
information - gathering & distribution to relevant parties
promotion - develop & spread persuasive communication
contact - find & communicate with buyers
matching - shape offers to meet buyer’s needs
negotiation - reach agreement on price, other terms
3 help fulfill completed transactions
physical distribution - transportation & storage
financing - covering costs of channel work
risk taking - assuming risk of carrying out channel work

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channel level

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a layer of intermediaries that performs some work in bringing the product and its ownership closer to the final buyer

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5
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direct marketing channel

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a marketing channel that has no intermediary levels

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indirect marketing channel

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a marketing channel containing one or more intermediary levels

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types of flows in the marketing channel (5)

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physical flow of products
flow of ownership
payment flow
information flow
promotion flow
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channel conflict

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disagreements among marketing channel members on goals, roles, and rewards (who should do what and for what rewards)

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horizontal conflict

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occurs among firms at the same level of the channel

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10
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vertical conflict

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conflict between different levels of the same channel

more common than horizontal conflict

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conventional distribution channels

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a channel consisting of one or more independent producers, wholesalers, and retailers, each a separate business seeking to maximize its own profits, perhaps even at the expense of profits for the system as a whole

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12
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vertical marketing system

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a channel structure in which producers, wholesalers, and retailers act as a unified system; one channel member owns the others, has contacts with them, or has so much power that they all cooperate

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corporate VMS

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a vertical marketing system that combines successive stages of production and distribution under single ownership; channel leadership is established through common ownership

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contractual VMS

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a vertical marketing system in which independent firms at different levels of production and distribution join together through contracts

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franchise organization

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a contractual VMS in which a channel member, called a franchisor, links several stages in the production distribution process

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16
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3 types of franchises

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manufacturer sponsored retailer franchise system
manufacturer sponsored wholesaler franchise system
service firm sponsored retailer franchise system

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administered VMS

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a vertical marketing system that coordinates successive stages of production and distribution through the size and power of one of the parties

18
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horizontal marketing system

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a channel arrangement in which two or more companies at one level join together to follow a new marketing opportunity

19
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multichannel distribution systems

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a distribution system in which a single firm sets up two or more marketing channels to reach one or more customer segments

20
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disintermediation

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the cutting out of marketing channel intermediaries by product or service producers or the displacement of traditional resellers by radical new types of intermediaries

21
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marketing channel design

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designing effective marketing channels by analyzing customer needs, setting channel objectives, identifying major channel alternatives, and evaluating those alternatives

22
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intensive distribution

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stocking the product in as many outlets as possible

23
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exclusive distribution

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giving a limited number of dealers the exclusive right to distribute the company’s products in their territories

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selective distribution

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the use of more than one but fewer than all of the intermediaries who are willing to carry the company’s products

25
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marketing channel management

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selecting, managing, and motivating individual channel members and evaluating their performance over time

26
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exclusive dealing

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sellers require that exclusive distributors not carry competitors’ products

27
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full line forcing

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forcing a deal to take some or all the rest of a line if they want to be able to carry a strong brand

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marketing logistics (physical distribution)

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planning, implementing, and controlling the physical flow of materials, final goods, and related information from points of origin to points of consumption to meet customer requirements at a profit

29
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supply chain management

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managing upstream and downstream value added flows of materials, final goods, and related information among suppliers, the company, resellers, and final consumers

30
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outbound logistics

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moving products from the factory to resellers and ultimately to customers

31
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inbound logistics

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moving products and materials from suppliers to the factory

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reverse logistics

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reusing, recycling, refurbishing, or disposing of broken, unwanted, or excess products returned by consumers or resellers

33
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major logistics functions (4)

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warehousing
inventory management
transportation
logistics information management

34
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distribution centers

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a large, highly automated warehouse designed to receive goods from various plants and suppliers, take orders, fill them efficiently, and deliver gods to customers as quickly as possible

35
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storage warehouses

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store goods for moderate to long periods

36
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intermodal transportation

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combining two or more modes of transportation

37
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electronic data interchange EDI

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digital exchange of data between organizations, which is primarily transmitted via the internet

38
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integrated logistics management

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logistics concept that emphasizes teamwork (both inside the company and among all the marketing channel organizations) to maximize the performance of the entire distribution system

39
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third party logistics (3PL) providers

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an independent logistics provider that performs any or all of the functions required to get a client’s product to market