Exam 1 Flashcards
OEM
type of end user. Original equipment manufacturer
MRO/facilities
Type of end user, maintenance repair and operations
Contractors
Another type of end user
Consignment
Type of financing, let the manufacturer park it out on the floor, pay for it once it gets paid
Extending credit
Owing money , another form of financing
Exclusive
Level of distribution, there only one place I can buy this certain product
Selective
Level of distribution , I can only go to maybe 8 locations in Dallas to buy a Rolex
Intensive
Level of distribution , Evan can pretty much find Coca Cola anywhere
Supply chain management
A management system that coordinates and integrates all the activities performed by supply chain members into a seamless process, from the source to the point of consumption, resulting in enhanced customer and economic value
5 basic functions involved in moving the product from a manufacturer to end user
Selling
Proving transportation
Servicing products after they have been sold
Extending credit
Maintaining a local inventory
Maintaining a local inventory of products on the shelf for immediate delivery or pickup
One of the 5 basic functions of a distributor
Buy outs
Required when the merchandise a customer has ordered is not in your inventory
Radio frequency indentification tag (rfid)
Uhm real time tag
The manufactures agents
Usually represent multiple manufactures selling complementary products
They may or may not stock inventory, typically don’t, but they NEVER OWN inventory
Specifiers are responsible for all except
Provide layouts