No pineapples in Hawaii -- Really?!
The most common method of commercial transportation
What is trucking/ road?
How electricity from a wind farm in central Washington arrives to Seattle
What are electrical wires?
Pineapple
What is belongs on pizza?
The most disgusting excuse for ice cream ever
What are Dippin' Dots?
How fresh carnation flowers are transported from Guatemala to Seattle
What is air?
The "P" of the "Five P's" that matches Channel Management
What is Place?
This traditional mode of transportation's greatest asset is speed.
What is air.
The process of getting products to final users
What is Channel Management or Distribution?
The final user for a product purchased for personal use
What is a consumer?
This intermediary warehouses products purchased from producers
Who are wholesalers?
Brick and mortar stores, vending machines, and ecommerce sites to name a few
What are retailers?
War, labor strikes, weather, and supply shortages disrupt this
What are supply chains/ distribution of products/ services?
Agents, brokers, wholesalers, and retailers are examples of this.
What are intermediaries?
When one or more intermediaries are involved in bringing the product/ service to the consumer
What is Indirect Distribution?
A trend toward online shopping and spending more time on experiences have led to this
Doesn't want to get involved in working with retailers or doesn't know that end of their business are two reasons why a producer would use what
What are intermediaries?
The average percentage of the cost of goods or services that is comprised of distribution activities
What is 20-25%?
As intermediaries, they connect buyers and sellers together
Who are agents and/or brokers?
The trans-Alaskan pipeline?
What is used to transport crude oil?
This mode of transportation carries heavy loads and is moderately fast, but is inflexible
What is railroad?
An example of a commonly-used direct to consumer channel
What is a farmer's market?
Manufacturing and Operations, Transportations, Purchasing, and Warehousing
What are the four main links of Supply Chain Management?
The most common transportation mode of financial transactions
What is online/ internet/ etc?
To save money, to take advantage of someone else's expertise, and/or to save time
Why do companies/ producers pay for intermediaries?
What is location?