The mode of transportation used to carry heavy, bulky loads
What is a train
100
The model used by organizations to move products from production to buyer without the use of wholesalers and retailers
What is Direct Distribution?
100
A process by which the quality of all factors involved in production can be reviewed
What is a Quality Check?
100
All the goods stored by a business before they are sold
What is Inventory
100
A place where stock is placed when it is received
What is a facility?
200
The fastest and most expensive mode of transportation--used for time sensitive shipments
What is a plane
200
A marketing strategy under which a company sells through as many outlets as possible, so that the consumers encounter the product virtually everywhere they go (like Coke or Pepsi)
What is Intensive Distribution?
200
After a delivery is received, the receiver writes the description of the merchandise, count the quantities received, and list them on a blank form or dummy invoice
What is a Blind Check?
200
A method of shipping out inventory by shipping out the most recent goods before the oldest goods.
What is Last in - First Out
200
The entire inventory is never counted at one time only small portions are physically counted
What is Cycle Counts?
300
The mode of transportation that can only carry liquids or gasses?
What is a pipeline
300
A type of product distribution that lies between intensive distribution and exclusive distribution, and in which only a few retail outlets cover a specific geographical area
What is Selective Distribution?
300
A random check of one carton in a shipment
What is a Spot Check?
300
A method of turning over products so that the oldest are shipped out first.
What is First in- first out inventory
300
This refers to the quantities of merchandise that a business handles during a stated period of time
What is Unit Control?
400
the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history?
What is a ship?
400
A distribution method who handles shipments for the manufacturer of a product. They have a warehouse, distribution center and ship products directly to the Retailer or to the customer.
What is Wholesale distribution?
400
When a shipment comes in and the items are recorded on a blank invoice with no attempt to see if the order was correct or not before the entire order is recorded.
What is a blind check?
400
Tracks the number of items in inventory on a constant basis
What is a perpetual inventory system?
400
The process of making a product or service available for use by a consumer
What is Distribution?
500
the use of human use of non-human "beasts of burden" for the movement of people and goods?
What is Animal transport
500
This is not a direct sales person, but is in direct relation with the customers, and has to know the customers and their needs well
Who are Agents
500
business records about goods it receives either manually or electronically
What is a receiving check?
500
Information about stock levels is not maintained on an ongoing basis