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MSC 415
Chapter 11: International Distribution and Logistics
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Marketing
Undergraduate 4
12/08/2008

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Established Channels
Definition
distribution channels that already exist in a particular market
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Distribution channel
Definition
chosen method of getting product and services to consumer, alignment of suppliers and intermediaries that perform activities related to movement, storage, physical possession, ownership, payment etc.
Term
Home country middle men
Definition
intermediaries in the home country
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export management companies
Definition
companies specializing in the export function for client companies in the particular industry
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Kereitsus
Definition
japanese trading firm that consists of families of firms with interlocking stakes in one another
Term
sogo shoshas
Definition
offers three services:
1. specialization in providing intermediary services
2. risk reduction through extensive information channels
3.significant financial assistance
Term
Facilitators
Definition
international distribution services providers
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distribution centers
Definition
facility where SPEED of distribution and warehousing is most important, short term storage, regional hub, products don't stay very long here
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transportation companies
Definition
UPS, DHL, Fed Ex, deliver products worldwide, price has to reflect this service
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home country freight forwarders and custom brokers
Definition
arrange transportation on exporting company, clear customs and fill out documents
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logistic alliances
Definition
working together with transportation and storage, very common in Europe
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brokers and agents
Definition
middlemen who bring international buyers and sellers together, they do not carry title to the product
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manufacturer's export agetns
Definition
agents in the firm's home country handling the exporting function of a certain manufacturer on a commission, per deal basis
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cooperative export arrangements
Definition
piggy backing, mother henning, involves exporters agreeing to handle export functions for unrelated companies on a contractual basis
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complementary export agents
Definition
firms that export other firm's products that are complementary to their offerings, along with their own products, for a fee/commision
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complementary export merchants
Definition
distributors who take titles to the complementary products distributed and are compensated in the form of a discount
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export merchants
Definition
intermediaries who take title to and possession of the products they carry, they are responsible for shipping and marketing the products to the target market
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norazi agent
Definition
an export agent dealing in illegal and or gray market products
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foreign- country middlemen
Definition
intermediaries who help distribute products in a target foreign market
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merchant middlemen
Definition
different intermediaries who carry the manufacturer's product line in a particular country,

both carry title and have physical possession of products they distribute
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import jobber
Definition
purchases usually commodity goods from the manufacturer to sell to the trade
Term
Truck
Definition
High flexibility, high cost, high speed.

H H H.

use for consumer goods, perishables, automobiles
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Rail
Definition
Medium Flexibility, medium costs, lower sppeed

use for cargo that has high weigth, high volume, and low per pound value

M M L

use for coal, gasoline, forestry products, grains, automobile
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Air
Definition
high flexibility, high costs, HIGHEST speed

use for jewelry, electronics, expensive low volume products, low weight, but high value products
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water
Definition
low flexibility, low costs, low speeds

L L L

use for grains, gasoline, forestry products, cement and fertilizer.
Term
pipeline
Definition
low flexibility, lower cost, low speed

use for oil and gasoline, chemical,semi liquid coal, refined products
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private warehouses
Definition
owned or leased by the company and operated by firms storing their own products, may be easy to come by and could provide more control and safety for shipping firm
Term
parallel imports
Definition
gray marketing, same product sold in same markets for two different prices,
authorized dealers and unauthorized dealers will find products cheaper in other countries and sell it back in their own country
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channel structure
Definition
number of different intermediaries that participate in moving products to end users
Term
movement
Definition
-transportation, physically moving one place to another

-accounts for 60% of movement
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time
Definition
make sure products reach in timely fashion
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safety
Definition
reach point undamaged
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cost
Definition
determine which mode is used
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storage
Definition
-where the goods are going to be stored and how to manage inventory

-accounts for about 40% of cost
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warehousing
Definition
use it for long term storage
Term
truck
Definition
consumer goods, perishables, automobiles
Term
rail
Definition
coal, gasoline, forestry products, grains, automobiles
Term
air
Definition
jewelry, electronics, expensive low volume products
Term
water
Definition
grains, gasoline, forestry products, cement, fertilizer
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pipeline
Definition
oil and gasoline, chemicals, semi liquid coal, refined products
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scale
Definition
size of investment
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scope
Definition
spread of investment
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