Types Of Transportation
Channel Distribution
Vocab
Random
100
Advantages: - Convenient - Reduces Pacakaging costs Disadvantages: - Traffic Jams - Equipment breaks down
What is Motor Carriers
100
Producer - Agent - Retailer - Consumer
What is Channel E (indirect distribution).
100
A limited number of outlets in a given geographic area used to sell the products.
What is Selective Distribution.
100
An inventory system where every so often, stock is visually inspected or actually counted to determine the quantity on hand.
What is Physical inventory.
200
Advantages: - Low Cost - Weather not a problem Disadvantages: - Lack of flexibility
What is Rail transportation.
200
Producer - Wholesaler - Retailer - Consumer
What is Channel C (indirect distribution)
200
Sales involving the use of all suitable out lets to sell a product.
What is Intensive Distribution.
200
- Goes straight to the consumer - Goes through multiple processes
What is Direct & Indirect.
300
Advantages: - Low cost Disadvantages: - Slow - Off loading - Bad Weather
What is Water Transportation.
300
Producer - Agent - Wholesaler - Retailer - Consumer
What is Channel D (indirect distribution)
300
The path a product takes from its producer or manufacturer to the final user.
What is Channel Of Distribution.
400
Advantages: - Dependable Disadvantages: - High cost to construct - Breakage
What is Pipelines.
400
Producer - Retailer - Consumer
What is Channel B (indirect distribution)
400
Channel of distribution that buys goods from wholesalers or directly from manufacturers and resells them to the consumer.
What is Retailers.
400
An inventory system that tracks the number of items in inventory on a constant basis.
What is Perpetual inventory.
500
Advantages: - Speed reduces storage cost Disadvantages: - High Cost - Bad Weather - Breakdowns
What is Air Transportation.
500
Producer - Consumers
What is Channel A (direct distribution)
500
Channel of distribution that obtains goods from manufacturers and resells them to industrial user, other wholesalers, and retailers.
What is Wholesalers.
500
Intermediaries who bring buyers and sellers together and do not own the goods they sell.
What is Agents.
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