Week 1
1.2a What is your distribution plan for your product or service? Discuss how SCORE mentoring might be of assistance in your distribution planning. Use appropriate references and post to the 1.2a discussion board.
Business dictionary defines distribution plan as a plan created by the management of a business that specifies how the firm intends to transfer its products to intermediaries, retailers and end consumers. Currently I am a full time seller on eBay. eBay is an ecommerce company that provides a platform for consumer-to-consumer sales and service. The products that I sell come from different distribution channels. Some of the products I purchase are directly from the manufacturers whereas most of the products I buy are from suppliers. My basement serves as a storage space for all of the products, and I do all the shipping and handling myself. I use USPS as my preferred shipping carrier and for larger packages I use FedEx.
Score.org is a great resource for entrepreneurs; however I do not believe SCORE mentoring can be of any significant assistance in my distribution plan for my current eBay business. Nevertheless, I can utilize SCORE mentoring for my future venture in which I plan to start my own e-commerce website. SCORE mentoring can help me not only with the distribution plan but also with my business plan.
1.2b Choose one of the following supplier factors:
Timely delivery and lead times
Minimum-quantity orders
Credit available on deliveries
Responsiveness to your ordering requests
Meeting and maintaining your quality standards on products
Describe the factor and state why it is important. Be specific and cite references. Post your response to the 1.2b discussion board.
Timely delivery and lead times:
Timely delivery is getting the product out to buyers on or before the expected delivery date. Timely delivery is very crucial in business especially in ecommerce business. Due to an extremely high level of competition, online stores have to make
Business dictionary defines distribution plan as a plan created by the management of a business that specifies how the firm intends to transfer its products to intermediaries, retailers and end consumers. Currently I am a full time seller on eBay. eBay is an ecommerce company that provides a platform for consumer-to-consumer sales and service. The products that I sell come from different distribution channels. Some of the products I purchase are directly from the manufacturers whereas most of the products I buy are from suppliers. My basement serves as a storage space for all of the products, and I do all the shipping and handling myself. I use USPS as my preferred shipping carrier and for larger packages I use FedEx.
Score.org is a great resource for entrepreneurs; however I do not believe SCORE mentoring can be of any significant assistance in my distribution plan for my current eBay business. Nevertheless, I can utilize SCORE mentoring for my future venture in which I plan to start my own e-commerce website. SCORE mentoring can help me not only with the distribution plan but also with my business plan.
1.2b Choose one of the following supplier factors:
Timely delivery and lead times
Minimum-quantity orders
Credit available on deliveries
Responsiveness to your ordering requests
Meeting and maintaining your quality standards on products
Describe the factor and state why it is important. Be specific and cite references. Post your response to the 1.2b discussion board.
Timely delivery and lead times:
Timely delivery is getting the product out to buyers on or before the expected delivery date. Timely delivery is very crucial in business especially in ecommerce business. Due to an extremely high level of competition, online stores have to make