Chapter 13 Flashcards
A marketing organization that links a producer and user within a marketing channel
Middleman ( marketing intermediary)
A sequence of marketing organizations that directs a product from the producer to the ultimate user
Distribution channel
Marketing channel
A middleman that actually takes title to products by buying them
Merchant middleman
A middleman that helps in the transfer of ownership of products but does not take tittle to the products
Functional middleman
A middleman that buys from producers or other middlemen and sells to consumers
Retailer
A middleman that sells products to other firms
Wholesaler
The use of all available outlets for a product
Intensive distribution
The use of only a portion of the available outlets for a product in each geographic area
Selective distribution
The use of only a single retail outlet for a product in a large geographic area
Exclusive distribution
Long term partnership among channel members working together to creat a distribution system that reduces inefficiencies, costs, and redundancies while creating a competitive advantage and satisfying customers
Supply chain management
A middleman that purchases goods in large quantities and sells them to other wholesalers, retailers, farm government , professional, or industrial users
Merchant wholesaler
A middleman that preforms the full range of wholesaler functions
Full-service wholesaler
A middleman that deals In a wide variety of products
General merchandise wholesaler
A middleman that stocks only a few product lines but carries numerous product items within each line
Limited line wholesaler
A middleman that carries a select group of products within a single line
Speciality-line wholesaler
A middleman that expedites exchanges, represents a buyer or seller, and often is hired perminatly on a commission basis
Agent
A middleman that specializes in a particular commodity, represents either a buyer or a seller, and is likely to be hired on a temporary basis
Broker
A firm that operates only one retail outlet
Independent retailer