Distribution Planning
Channel Selection / Channel Relationships
Integrated Marketing Systems
Physical Distribution (Logistics)
Supply Chain Management / Tech / Bonus
100

A systematic recommendation tool regarding the physical movement and transfer of goods and from vendor to DC and DC to store

What is Blue Yonder

100
The process of buying or handling merchandise and subsequently reselling it to organizational users, other like companies or retaiers.
Wholesaling
100
In order to gain control of a channel of distribution or to foster cooperation among its members, a firm develops a planned "______ _______ ______"
Integrated Marketing System
100

A system that ensures continuous flow of needed goods by matching the quantity of goods in inventory to sales demand so that neither too little nor too much stock is carried.

What is Inventory Management

100

This tag helps stores and Asset Protection minimize theft on subsets of items. 

What is EAS tag

200

Inventory from manufacturer to store; by passing the DC is called"______".

What is Direct Store Delivery (DSD) 

200
Name two of the four influences on channel selection given in the text.
Production Characteristics Competition Company Resources Intensity of Distribution
200
Name two of the three types of vertical marketing systems
Administered VMS Contractual VMS Corporate VMS
200

Cosmetics, hearing aid batteries, hair color, hair accessories are typically categories set up as ___________ in our DC network

what is Central Warehouse (CW) 

200

Formerly used in areas such as full case picking or smaller controlled piece pick areas, this technology is now rolling out to many DCs across all/most split case/piece picking. 

What is Lucas Voice picking

300

Fill Rate is positively impacted by a DCs ability to ______________________.

What is "receive and put away timely" 

300
Name 2 of the 7 functions of a wholesaler.
Providing Market Coverage Holding Inventory Processing Orders Performing Market Intelligence Providing Service Providing Assortment Breaking Bulk
300
Items that are not available when a customers order is received.
Stockout
300

_____% of our FS items are picked in "eaches" or individual selling units

What is 96% 

300
This business came to us as part of the Navarro acquisition and has morphed into a significant portion of our business portfolio; requiring expansion in size and technology

What is OTCHS

400
The milestone FS in stock percent just announced at our town hall in May. 

What is 95%

400
What are the three intensities of distribution in order beginning with the least intensive.
Exclusive Distribution Selective Distribution Intensive Distribution
400
In the Canadian hotel business. Choice Hotels operates: Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality Inn, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Rodeway Inn, and Econolodge. This is example of a(an) " ________ _______ _________"
Horizontal Marketing System
400

When a tractor is driving without it's trailer-it's called 

What is "bob-tailing" 

400

Stagnant routing is where stores remain at the same time each week regardless of their volume.  However we employ ______________ to be most cost and service effective in store deliveries

What is "dynamic routing" 

500

Is a necessary tool to balance production and transportation but can cause challenges in Inventory Mgt, Planogram and Store Operations if not done collaboratively. 

What is store/DC realignment(s)

500
A) A leader that integrates and coordinates the objectives and policies of all other members of the channel. B) Provide an example.
a) Channel Captain b) WalMart ect.
500
A retail cooperative, a voluntary chain, and a franchise agreement are all examples of:
A Contractual VMS
500

Pre-paid freight terms are better for the vendor because ______________________

What is....the vendor can control and keep a mystery, their own transportation costs and can bury the cost in their "cost of goods" so it is not visible to us. 

500

An exchange of information by agreed standards, from one computer application to another by electronic means with a minimum of human interaction.

What is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

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