Chapters 15-18 Flashcards
The Decisions and activities that make products available to customers when and where they want to purchase
Distribution
All the activities associated with the flow and transformation of products from raw materials through to the end
Supply chain
The total set of managerial activities used by an organization to transform resource inputs into products, services, or both
Operations management
Planning, implementing, an controlling the efficient and effective flow and storage of products and information from the point of origin to consumption to meet customers’ needs and wants
Logistics management
In it broadest form, refers to the processes that enable the progress of value from raw material to final customer and back to redesign and final disposition
Supply management
A set of approaches used to integrate the functions of operations management, logistics management, supply management, and marketing channel management so products are produced and distributed in the right quantities, to the right locations, and at the right time
Supply-chain management
A group of individuals and organizations that direct the flow of products from producers to customers within the supply chain
Marketing channel
Middlemen that link producers to other intermediaries or ultimate consumers through contractual arrangements or through the purchase and resale of products
Marketing intermediaries
An independent business organization that takes title to industrial products and carries inventories
industrial distributor
The use of two or more marketing channels to distribute the same products to the same target market
dual distribution
An agreement whereby the products of one organization are distributed through the marketing channels of another
strategic channel alliance
Using all available outlets to distribute a product
intensive distribution
Using only some available outlets in an area to distribute a product
selective distribution
Using a single outlet in a fairly large geographic area to distribute a product
exclusive distribution
The dominant leader of a marketing channel or a supply channel
channel captain
The ability of one channel member to influence another member’s goal achievement
channel power
Combing two or more stages of the marketing cannel under one management
vertical channel integration
A marketing channel managed by a single channel member to achieve efficient, low-cost distribution aimed at satisfying target market customers
vertical marketing system (VMS)
Combining organizations at the same level of operation under one management
horizontal channel integration
Activities used to move products from producers to consumers and other end users
*physical distribution
the time needed to complete a process
cycle time
The receipt and transmission of sales order information
order processing
A computerized means of integrating order processing with production, inventor, accounting, and transportation
electronic data interchange (EDI)
enveloping and maintaining adequate assortments of products to meet customers’ needs
inventory management
An inventory management approach in which supplies arrive just when needed for production or resale
just-in-time (JIT)
physical handling of tangible goods, supplies, and resources
materials handling
The design and operation of facilities for storing and moving goods
warehousing
company-operated facilities for storing and shipping products
private warehouses
storage space and related physical distribution facilities that can be leased by companies
public warehouses
Large, centralized warehouses that focus on moving rather than storing goods
distribution centers
The movement of products from where they are made to intermediaries and end users
transportation
Two or more transportation modes used in combination
intermodal transportation
Organizations that consolidate shipments from several firms into efficient lot sizes
freight forwarders
Freight transportation firms that provide several mods of shipment
megacarriers
An agreement in which a supplier furnishes a product to a channel number with the stipulation that the channel member must purchase other products as well
*tying agreement
A situation in which a manufacturer forbids an intermediary from carrying products of competing manufacturers
exclusive dealing
All transactions in which the buyer intends to consume the product through personal, family, or household use
retailing
An organization that purchases products for the purpose of reselling them to ultimate consumers
retailer
A retail establishment that offers a variety of product lines that are stocked in considerable depth
general-merchandise
Large retail organizations characterized by a wide product mix and organized into separate departments to facilitate marketing efforts and internal management
department stores
Self-service, general-mechandise stores that offer brand-name and private-brand products at low prices
discount stores
A small self-service store that is open long hours and carries a narrow assortment of products, usually convenience products
convenience store
Large, self-service stores that carry a complete line of food products, along with some nonfood products
supermarkets
Giant retail outlets that carry food and nonfood products found in supermarkets, as well as most routinely purchased consumer products
superstores
Stores that combine supermarket and discount store shopping in one location
hypermarkets
Large-scale, members-only establishments that combine features of cash-and-carry wholesaling with discount retailing
warehouse clubs
Retail facilities in large, low-cost buildings with large on -premises inventories and minimal services
warehouse showrooms
Stores that carry a narrow product mix with deep product lines
traditional specialty retailers
A very large specialty store that concentrates on a major product category and competes on the basis of low prices and product availability
*category killer
Stores that buy manufacturers’ seconds, overruns, returns, and off-season merchandise for resale to consumers at deep discounts
off-price retailers
A type of shopping center usually consisting of several small convenience and specialty stores
neighborhood shopping center
A type of shopping center with one or two department stores, some specialty stores, and convenience stores
community shopping center
A type of shopping center with the largest department stores, widest product mixes, and deepest product lines of all shopping centers
regional shopping center
A type of shopping center with the widest and deepest product mixes that attracts customers from many miles away
super regional shopping centers
A type of shopping center that is typically open air and features upscale specialty, dining, and entertainment stores
lifestyle shopping center
A type of shopping center that combines off-price stores with category killers
power shopping center
Identifying an unserved or undeserved market segment and serving it through a strategy that distinguishes the retail from others in the minds of consumers in that segment
*retail positioning
The physical elements in a store’s design that appeal to consumers’ emotions and encouraging buying
atmospherics
A retail strategy of managing groups of similar, often substitutable products produced by different manufactures
category management