3M Company (NYSE: MMM)‚ formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company‚ is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood‚ Minnesota‚ a suburb of St. Paul. With over 76‚000 employees‚ they produce over 55‚000 products‚ including: adhesives‚ abrasives‚ laminates‚ passive fire protection‚ dental products‚ electronic materials‚ medical products electronic circuits and optical films. 3M has operations in more than 60 countries – 29 international companies with
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DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT 1) Distribution: Distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. Distribution is the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user‚ using direct means‚ or using indirect means with intermediaries. 2) Distribution management: The management of resources and processes used to deliver a product from a production location to the point-of-sale‚including storage at warehousing locations or delivery to retail distribution points
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DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT CH1: MARKETING CHANNEL CONCEPTS Growing Importance of Marketing Channels: 1. Explosion of IT and E-commerce 2. Harder to gain sustainable competitive advantage through other P’s 3. Growing power of distributors (esp. retailers who act as gatekeepers of consumer markets – agents of consumers not producers) 4. Need to reduce distribution costs MC Definition: The external contactual organisation that management operates to achieve its distribution
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responsible for formulating effective distribution strategy (place) in order to keep the other Ps moving (Distributionstrategy.org.‚ 2013). As a result‚ studies described distribution strategy as crucial prerequisite for success of any business (Chapter 15: Product Distribution‚ n.d.). It is a plan of actions employed to move service/product from the manufacturer to the end consumers through different approaches such as physical distribution and distribution channels. Generally‚ it tries to describe where
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Physical distribution is a term used to describe the methods and means by which a product or a group of products are physically transferred‚ or distributed‚ from their point of production to the point at which they are made available to the final customer.(Rushton at el 2010) In other words is the set of activities concerned with efficient movement of finished goods from the end of the production operation to the consumer. Physical distribution takes place within numerous wholesaling and retailing
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Channels of Communication Types of Communication: Internal and External Need for Internal Communication Organize Decision-making Motivation Morale Reduce labour turnover Reduce abseentism Harmony Channels of Communication • Management can use one or more channels to communicate with his employees and obtain a feedback.Some experts prefer to use the phrase “lines of communication” instead of channels of communication. • We have Upward ‚ Downward‚Vertical‚ and horizontal.
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companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? 3M has an impressive performance when it comes to developing new products. 3M hires good hardworking people and puts trust in them; this brings about innovation and excellent performance. 3M ensured that developing new products is much higher on the agenda in management meetings than in other companies. Moreover‚ the success of the approach is due to the continual reinforcement of its objectives. 3M has concentrated the
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Major in Marketing Management Research Paper & Report DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY For Partial Completion of the Course Marketing 25: Marketing Management Submitted by: Claudio‚ Patrick Angelo De Belen‚ Pamela Dosalla‚ Christian Imperial‚ Graceshelle Submitted to: Mr. Abelito Quiwa‚ MBA Objectives 1. To understand the development and management of the channels in distribution and the process of goods distribution in complex‚ competitive‚ and specialized economies. 2. To distinguish
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Abstract This paper discusses the various distribution methods at the disposal of American Eagle Outfitters. It discusses product manufacture and how the products get from the manufacturers to the United States‚ and then to the American Eagle Outfitters stores. It discusses the best practices for distribution‚ as well as indirect vs. direct distribution. It shows the many direct and indirect ways that American Eagle Outfitters achieve this distribution model. Introduction Clothing is desired
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14 Designing and Managing Integrated Marketing Channe What Is a Marketing Channel? A marketing channel system is the particular set of interdependent organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption. Copyright © 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt Ltd. Authorized adaptation from the United States edition of Marketing Management‚ 14e. 14-2 Channels and Marketing Decisions Push strategy Pull strategy Copyright © 2013 Dorling Kindersley
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