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Supply Chain Management And Logistics

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The series of activities that occurs between the time an order comes into the organization and the time a product goes out the door






2. Take orders from and bill retailers for products drop-shipped from manufacturer






3. Providing a variety of products in one location to meet the needs of buyers






4. Radio Frequency Identification






5. Distribution using fewer outlets than intensive distribution but more than exclusive distribution






6. Dividing larger quantities of goods into smaller lots in order to meet the needs of buyers






7. The process of designing - managing - and improving the movement of products through the supply chain. Includes: purchasing - manufacturing - storage - and transport






8. Slotting allowance - Size of channel intermediaries






9. Intermediaries that buy goods from manufacturers (take title) and sell to retailers and other B2B customers.






10. Merchant wholesalers - merchanidse agents/brokers






11. A software system that integrates info from across the entire company - including finance - order fulfillment - manufacturing - and transportation and then facilitates sharing of the data throughout the firm






12. Product size - assortment - location - hours of operation


13. The activities that move finished goods from manufacturers to final customers - including order processing - warehousing - materials handling - transportation - and inventory control






14. A marketing system that uses a number of different channels and communication methods to serve a target market






15. Selling a product through all suitable wholesalers or retailers that are willing to stock and sell the product






16. An arrangement within a channel of distribution in which two or more firms at the same channel level work together for a common purpose






17. A firm at one level of distribution that takes a leadership role - establishing operating norms and processes based on its power relative to other channel members






18. Channel intermediaries that are not controlled by any manufacturer but instead do business with many different manufacturers and many different customers






19. 20% of sales goes towards physical distribution






20. A series of activities involved in designing - producing - marketing - delivering - and supporting any product. -Each link in the chain has the potential to either add or remove value from the product the customer eventually buys






21. The number of distinct categories of intermediaries that populate a channel of distribution






22. Provide service in exchange for commissions - Manufacturing agents/reps






23. Provide retailers with display units - check inventories - and replace merchandise for the retailers






24. All the activities necessary to turn raw materials into a good or service and put it in the hands of the consumer or business customer






25. Firms that handle the flow of products from the manufacturer to the retailer or business user






26. Selling a product only through a single outlet in a particular region






27. Transactional Functions- contacting - promoting - taking risk - Logistical Functions- physically distributing - storing - sorting - Facilitating Functions- make purchase process easier






28. Provide products for small-business customers who purchase at wholesaler's location






29. A comprehensive approach to collecting - organizing - storing - and retrieving a firm's information assets






30. Sell through catalogs - telephone - or mail order






31. A multiple-level distribution channel in which channel member work independently on one another






32. Sales Branches- carry inventory - provide sales and service support - Sales Offices-similar to agents - do not carry inventory but provide selling functions - Manufacturers Showrooms- permanent product displays for customers to visit






33. To accept legal ownership of a product and assume the accompanying rights and responsibilities ownership






34. Firms or individuals such as wholesalers - agents - brokers - or retailers who help move a product from the producer to the consumer or business user






35. Deliver perishable food and tobacco items to retailers






36. A channel of distributing in which there is formal cooperation among members at the manufacturing - wholesaling - and retailing levels






37. A fee paid in exchange for agreeing to place a manufacturer's products on a retailer's valuable shelf space






38. The elimination of some layers of the channel of distribution in order to cut costs and improve the efficiency of the channel