Executive Summary Wal-mart is one of the biggest companies in the world‚ seen as a model company with many others following in their footsteps in respect to E-commerce‚ electronic delivery systems‚ coding and scanning technologies‚ third party logistics and warehouse design and management. With one of the most efficient supply chains‚ Wal-Mart is on pace to become the largest Internet retailer in the world. It is currently the sixth largest internet retailer in the world and is focused
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Chapter 6 Channels of distribution and logistics LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this chapter you will: n n n n comprehend key elements and decisions in distribution channel design be able to evaluate different configurations of channel structure be familiar with recent trends and developments in channels of distribution appreciate the importance of managing the physical flows of products‚ services and information into‚ through‚ and out of the organization to its customers n grasp the
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12 Distribution Channels and Logistics Management 12.1 The nature of distribution channels Why are marketing intermediaries used? Why use intermediaries? Means giving up some control over how and to whom products are sold – They are used because they have greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets – Contacts‚ experience‚ specialization‚ scale of operation – N-to-M direct selling‚ N-to-1 + 1-to-M through channel – Producers make narrow assortments in large quantities
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Examination Paper of Logistics Management IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM.100 Distribution & Logistics Management Section A: Objective Type & Short Questions (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part one carries 1 mark each & Part Two carries 5 marks each. Part One: Multiple Choices: 1. It deals with the movement of finished goods from the last point of production to the point
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CHAPTER 8 Distribution Channels and Logistics Management Objective: examining the nature and role of the channels in attracting and satisfying customers The Nature of Distribution Channels • Distribution channels are intermediaries used by the producers to bring their products to the market. • Why? Because the use of intermediaries bring greater efficiency in making goods available to target markets. In other words‚ they match the supply with the demand. • Most important benefit of using intermediaries
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24/02/2014. CASE STUDY The future of shopping’’.Harvard business review‚ December‚ pp. 65-67 Question 1 What arguments would you use to persuade a traditional retailer to move to omnichannel retailing? 2 choose a retailer to assess its degree of integration of digital and physical retailing and suggest additional changes it should implement to become an omnichannel retailing. Tailor your advice to the sector and the characteristics of the retailer. Word count: 1195
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PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS A company the size of McDonald’s requires the value chain to be increasingly important. Not only does McDonald’s want to add value for the customers‚ but also the firm looks for ways to improve the operations that makes McDonald’s a more efficient business .McDonald’s is constantly striving to add value to the firm for their customers‚ and in doing so‚ the firm has created efficiency in getting the products to the customers quickly and as fresh as possible
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El Paso and gradually built a customer base throughout Texas. A distribution center was established in Ft. Worth‚ Texas later‚ as business expanded to the north; a second distribution center was established in Santa Fe‚ New Mexico. The El Paso plant was expanded when the company began marketing its meters in Arizona‚ California‚ Nevada‚ and Utah. With the growth of the West Coast business‚ the Darby Company opened a third distribution center in Las Vegas and just two years ago opened a second production
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prices. Most of the other competing groceries‚ department store or convenience stores are unable to fight Wal-Mart’s unbeatable prices. (Dicker‚ 2005) Wal-Mart is the largest retail company in the world‚ beating Home Depot‚ Sears and Costco. This system is the largest retailer in the world‚ hawking more DVDs‚ magazines‚ books CDs‚ dog food‚ diapers‚ bicycles‚ toys and toothpaste than any other company. It is the largest grocer in the world. (Dicker‚ 2005) Based in the United States‚ the company
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Assignment for the next class. ( P. S. Groups would be called out randomly from the class to present their analysis. In case of a dismal performance of any group member‚ the marks of the whole group will be at stake! You would need to do the analysis of all the three cases ) For each of the three scenarios below‚ categorize the demand for bulk-breaking‚ spatial convenience‚ waiting/delivery time‚ and assortment/variety as "High‚" "Medium‚" or "Low." In each case‚ explain your answers.
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