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An Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition
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An Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition

by Dr. Edmund Prater, Dr. Kim Whitehead
May 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 23m
English
Business Expert Press
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CHAPTER 5

Distribution

Physical distribution has three primary concerns.

Receiving parts or finished goods

Storing them until they are required

Delivering them to the customer

The transfer of material from facility to facility, and ultimately to the customer, is the responsibility of the firm’s distribution channel. A bottleneck in this process could have detrimental consequences, such as increasing lead time for completion of a product, which raises costs and reduces margins, and could potentially lose the sale and future patronage. Therefore, the company must not take this activity too lightly and should plan accordingly.

Supply chain managers must address several important distribution decisions. This includes which transport mode to ...

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ISBN: 9781637424568