Across
- 8. sells goods to the final consumer for personal use
- 16. the manufacturer acts as the wholesaler and retailer for its own product
- 19. limited the number of outlets in a geographical areas.
- 22. Can be wholesale or retail buyers; buy for resell; must forecast customers needs and wants
- 23. used for transporting heavy and bulky freight. Can haul other items over a long distance by using specialized cars (refrigerated or tanker).lowest cost transportation option due to carrying large quantities. Disadvantage is that there is no flexibility on where the products can be delivered
- 27. private companies that offer partial shipments of items.
- 29. used by the owner, for large volume, may house other parts of the business.
- 30. lowest used form of transportation. High-value, low weight, time-critical items. Fastest form of transportation which can reduce inventory and storage costs. Disadvantage is the cost, at least twice as much as truck costs; there are also delays with delivery due to weather or mechanical problems.
- 31. prevents exclusive agreements that substantially lessen competition, create a monopoly, or in which one party did not commit to the agreement voluntarily.
Down
- 1. offered to anyone for a fee, typically offers other services, mainly for low to medium volume storage needs
- 2. the path a product takes from its producer or manufacturer to the final user
- 3. Sells the goods from a physical location, an actual store.
- 4. delivery of small, lightweight packages, envelope not high-priority mail… less than 150 pounds
- 5. most frequently used type of transportation; readily available and ideal for shorter distances. Carry products that are expensive to keep large amounts of inventory or have shorter shelf time. Disadvantage for trucking is that there is a weight limit for shipments
- 6. used for around the world shipments. Shipments are normally lower cost. Disadvantage being the slowest transportation; ports only located near waterways and can be affected by weather and seasonal conditions
- 7. Producers sells directly to the customers NO intermediaries
- 9. middleman
- 10. same day or next day package delivery
- 11. involves one or more intermediaries
- 12. Own the goods they sell, but they do not physically handle the actual product (type of wholesaler
- 13. use of all suitable outlets to sell a product
- 14. Consist of industrial and nonprofit organizations; may buy for internal use in the production of their own goods or service.
- 15. Businesses that buy large quantities of goods from manufacturers, store them, and then resell them to retailers
- 17. -products sold to consumers and industrial buyers over electronic systems. This refers to the actual online shopping outlet.
- 18. -distribution of products in protected territories. Dealers are assured that they are the ONLY ones within a certain geographical region that are selling that product.
- 20. Called purchasing managers, industrial buyers, or procurement managers; buy goods and services for use in the business
- 21. Manage inventory and merchandising for retailers by counting stock, filling the shelves, and maintaining store displays (type of wholesaler)
- 24. normally owned by the company that is using then; considered private carriers. Disadvantage is leakage of the pipeline can cause major environmental issues, however, the risk of a leak is low
- 25. brings buyers and sellers together, they DO NOT own the product
- 26. Buy for federal, state, and local agencies; make up one of the largest single markets in the world
- 28. selling products over the internet to customers