1) Distribution channels are systems for conveying goods from producers to consumers.
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2) Intermediaries consist of agents, brokers, wholesalers, and retailers.
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3) Among the different types of distribution channels, there must always be at least one intermediary.
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4) If intermediaries are eliminated, their functions are also eliminated.
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5) The general rule for knowing which distribution channel is best is: Make the product available in whatever number of locations, great or small, is needed to satisfy customers.
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6) Distributing a product in a few choice locations is a way to practice intensive distribution.
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7) Luxury automobile makers are likely to use an intensive distribution strategy.
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8) The main difference between wholesalers and retailers is that retailers sell products directly to consumers.
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9) A rack jobber is a type of wholesaler who delivers goods directly to store displays.
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10) Sand, coal, lumber, and other bulky goods are often handled by drop shippers.
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11) Agents and brokers help negotiate transactions between buyers and sellers.
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12) Before the explosion of the Internet, nonstore retailing did not exist.
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13) Direct selling is a relatively new way of selling products.
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14) Multilevel marketing is sometimes associated with fraud and so-called "pyramid schemes."
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15) Video marketing often uses a TV sales pitch followed by an urge to call a toll-free number or to go to a website to place an order for the product.
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16) Physical distribution consists only of the transportation of products from the producer to and from intermediaries.
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17) Supply-chain management is mainly concerned with the tactics of moving materials and products.
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18) Railroads handle the greatest volume of domestic goods transported in the United States.
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19) Freight forwarders bundle many small shipments together into a single large shipment for more cost-effective transportation.
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20) Distribution centers usually store products for much longer periods of time than storage warehouses do.
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