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individuals and firms  involved in the process of making a product  or service  available for use or concumption by consumers or industrial users

intermediary between manufacturer and end user market

intermediary with legal authority to act on behalf of manufacturer

intermediary who sells to other intermediaries, usually retailers

intermediary who sells to consumers

when intermediaries buy and sell goods or services they are performing?

Assorting, Storing, Sorting,Transporting

financing, grading, marketing information and research

having a product or service when you want it

having a product or service available where consumers  want it

enhancing a product or service  to make it more appealing to buyers

efforts by intermediaries to help buyers take possession of a product or service

when producer and ultimate consumers deal directly with each other

when intermediaries are inserted between the producer and consumer

performs a variety marketing channel functions, including selling, stocking,delivering a full product assortment and financing

employ the internet to make  products and services available for consumption or use by consumers or business buyers

allow consumers to buy products by interacting with various advertising media without face-to-face meetings

blending of different communication and delivery channels that are mutually reinforcing in attracting, retaining, and building relationships with consumers

an arrangement whereby a firm reaches different buyers by using two or more differnt types of channels for the same basic product

professionally mananged and centrally coordinated  marketing channels designed  to achieve channel economies and maximum marketing impact

combination of successive stages of production and distribution under a single ownership

when a firm tries to place its products or services in as many outlets as possible

when only one retail outlet in s specific geographical area carries the firm's products

when a firm selects a few retail outlets  in a specific geographical area to carry its products

arises when one channel member believes another channel memeber is engaged in behavior that prevents it form achieving its goal

a channel conflict that arises when a channel member bypasses another member and sells or buys products direct

those activities that focus on getting the right amount of the right products to the right place at the right time for the lowest cost

the various firms involved in performing the activities required to create and deliver a product or service to consumers or industrial users

practice that involves unloading products from suppliers, sorting products for individual stores and quickly reloading products onto trucks for a paticular store

expenses associated with transportation, materials handling and warehousing inventory stockouts, order processing, and return products handling

the ability of logistics management to satisfy users in terms of time, dependability, communication and convenience

an inventory mangement system whereby the supplier determines the product amount and assortment a customer (such as a retailer) needs and automatically delivers the appropriate items