Marketing Management

Distribution and Transportation

Find information on aspects of product distribution including in-depth resources on air transport, water and ship transport, truck and rail. Also included are resources for locating wholesale suppliers and distributors.

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Marketing Stories for Topic Area

Wal-Mart Puts the Squeeze on Food Costs (reducing costs in the supply chain) Fortune
Promises Fulfilled (how online retailers can improved distribution) InternetRetailer
Drop Shipping Pros and Cons: The Cost of Convenience Worldwide Brands
Amazon Introduces Fulfillment Web Service (offers storage and distribution to nearly any company) InformationWeek
Wal-Mart To Require Item-Level Tags (big retailer requires RFID tags) Promo Magazine
Stumping for Shelf Space (what it takes to gain store distribution) New York Times

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The Weblinks Collection

Modern Materials Handling *Find articles, warehouse equipment buyers guide and links to important industry associations.
Obtaining a Uniform Product Code *An often overlooked consideration when developing new products is the need to obtain a uniform product code or, more commonly, a bar code. Bar codes are essential to the packaging and distribution of nearly all products sold in the U.S. and this site offers details on how to obtain them. This industry group site has basic information about bar codes, including a flash presentation, as well as details on the industry group.
The Journal of Commerce Online *Long a provider of international trade news in print format, the JOC is now available online with extensive resources including sections dedicated to international trade leads, logistics, maritime issues, insurance and links to manufacturers, service firms, trade associations and government agencies dealing with international trade. Some sections of the site are limited to subscribers.
US Economic Wholesale Trade Census *Provides assess to sections of the 2002 US Wholesale Trade Census report which includes detailed statistics on the US wholesale trade and on transportation and warehousing.
Wholesale Central *Offers searchable directory for locating wholesalers and distributors for many consumer and industrial industries.

Distribution Decisions Tutorial
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Wholesaling Tutorial
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Managing Product Movement Tutorial
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