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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The BMW Group has been very successful in achieving international status. There are three brands within the entire BMW group: BMW‚ MINI‚ and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The entire group is committed to providing high quality with all of its products as well as its services. There have been many defining moments in the History of the BMW group. The group was founded in 1916‚ and was originally called Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke (BFW)‚ standing for Bavarian Aircraft Works. In 1917 the company was renamed
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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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Module I: BMW Augusto Avendaño Global Strategies- IG 200 Professor Harold Wilson January 30th‚ 2014. History 1916 BMW or Bayerische Motoren Werke as it is known in German‚ starts building engines and planes (BMW Group‚ n.d.). 1928 With the acquisition of Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach‚ BMW starts building its first cars (BMW Group‚ n.d.). 1939 At the outbreak of the SWW‚ BMW is classified as an armaments manufacturer and therefore given priority in the allocation of resources. It devotes
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After having worked for BMW for an extensive amount of time‚ it’s become evident to me on how people put trust in a well known brand‚ or should I say roundel. Not only this‚ but people trust in a company that has a long and successful history. This being said‚ BMW’s heritage and branding plays a significant role in their success; they have one of the world ’s most recognized and revered commercial symbols. Thesis: Today I’d like to share with you some history behind the BMW brand. Logical Orientation:
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BMW BMW Group‚ headquartered in Munich‚ Germany‚ is one of the most successful multi brand premium automobile manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures‚ distributes and sells passenger cars (including Sedans‚ Coupes‚ and Convertibles) and Motorcycles. BMW operates three business segments that include Automobiles‚ Motorcycles and Financial Services. BMW is the parent company of the Mini and Rolls-Royce car brands1. The company’s slogans in the U.S are "The Ultimate Driving Machine" and
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Amrut Patel 10/21/14 Informative Speech Outline Introduction Attention getter: “We at BMW do not build cars as consumer objects‚ just to drive from A to B. We build mobile works of art.” Chris Bangle (Chief Of Design) Credibility Statement: As a lifelong car enthusiast‚ and an owner of 3 BMWs I have had my fair share of exposure to the brand and everything it embodies. Thesis: Since its inception BMW has been a household name that is synonymous with the automobile industry. I believe they are
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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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the Management of Organisations 1. Bayerische Motoren Werke‚ more commonly known as BMW is a German car and motorcycle manufacture founded in 1916‚ with profits of €324 million in 2008. BMW are renowned for its high quality cars and modern designs which sees them as one of the leading car manufactures in the world. [1] (http://www.bmwgroup.com/annualreport2008/) Above is a chart published by BMW‚ which shows the net profit for the year 2004 -2008 in euro millions. 2
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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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