Exam 2 Flashcards
Vendor Management Inventory
the customer shares real-time data on sales and current inventory levels with the supplier. The supplier then takes full responsibility for managing inventories and deliveries. Some retailers even go so far as to shift inventory and delivery costs to the supplier
Modes of Transport
truck, rail, water, pipeline, and air, along with an alternative mode for digital products—the Internet
Reverse Supply Chain
Returns
Direct Marketing
Engagement is direct to specific person. No intermediaries.
Digital Marketing
Occurring online
Warehouse
Stores items for moderate to long period of time.
Distribution centers
Designed to move goods not store.
Just In Time Logistics
aligns raw-material orders from suppliers directly with production schedules. Companies use this inventory strategy to increase efficiency and decrease waste by receiving goods only as they need
Radio Frequency Identification RFID
Tracking device for locating product, scanned in and out of shipping stops
Enterprise Resource Planning
Integrates all forms of business and sales for forecasting, inventory.
Utilized Loads
where a product is packed in the most efficient way to be put into one unit
Containerization
Putting utilized loads in a container to ship
Common Carriers
Companies like fed ex and ups which are public
Contact Carriers
Long term contracts with a carrier company to ship product
Private Carriers
Shipping is done by private party. Usually by manufacturer who creates product.
What does supply chain management do?
Figures out cheapest and fastest way to transport a product.
Paid Media
Traditional Ads
Owned Media
Company owned websites like social media that promotes product for free. EX) Spotify
Earned Media
Word of mouth advertising
Shared Media
Sharing of ads such as a viral video
Push Strategy
Manufacturer markets to intermediaries to sell product which they in term market to final consumer.
Pull Strategy
Manufacturer markets to consumer who then requests stores to carry creating a pull.
Comparative Ads
Company directly or indirectly compares brands.
Reminder Advertising
Used for mature products