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MMIT session 6

MMIT session 6. Distribution Channels. What are supply networks and channels of distribution? How should marketers design supply networks and channels of distribution? How can marketers select channel members? What are the challenges of managing distribution channels?.

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MMIT session 6

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  1. MMIT session 6

  2. Distribution Channels • What are supply networks and channels of distribution? • How should marketers design supply networks and channels of distribution? • How can marketers select channel members? • What are the challenges of managing distribution channels?

  3. Who are the top supply chain companies worldwide? • Nokia • Apple • Procter & Gamble • IBM • Toyota Motor • Wal-Mart • Anheuser-Busch • Tesco • Best Buy • Samsung Electronics • Cisco Systems • Motorola • The Coca-Cola Company • Johnson & Johnson

  4. What is a supply chain? A supply chain is a set of three or more entities (organisations or individuals) directly involved in the upstream or downstream flows of product, service, finances and/or information from a source to a customer.

  5. What are distribution channels? Distribution channels are sets of intermediaries that are usually independent organisations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption.

  6. Intermediaries in distribution channels Title Holders Non-Title Holders • Wholesalers • Retailers • Distributors • Transport companies • Brokers • Manufacturers’ reps • Agents • Export management

  7. What is supply chain management? Supply chain management (SCM) encompasses the planning and management of all activities in buying, making, providing and distributing. It also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners.

  8. 20th century demand-driven supply networks Figure 17.8Demand-driven supply networks

  9. 21st century demand-driven supply networks Figure 17.8Demand-driven supply networks (continued)

  10. Key processes of supply chain management • Customer relationship management • Customer service management • Demand management • Order fulfillment • Manufacturing or service process flow management • Intermediary relationship management • Product development/ commercialisation • Returns

  11. Consumer marketing channels Figure 17.11Consumer and industrial marketing channels

  12. Industrial marketing channels Figure 17.11Consumer and industrial marketing channels (continued)

  13. 3 types of distribution strategy • Intensive – stocked in all outlets • Selective – few intermediaries, specialists • Exclusive – only one brand by reseller

  14. Customer needs Quantity of purchase Waiting/delivery time Convenience Product variety Service backup

  15. Identifying channel alternatives Types of intermediaries Number of intermediaries Terms and responsibilities

  16. Figure 17.15The value adds versus the costs of different channels

  17. Terms and responsibilities of channel members • Price policy • Condition of sale • Distributors’ territorial rights • Mutual services and responsibilities

  18. Channel-management decisions Training channel members Motivating channel members Evaluating channel members Modifying channel members

  19. Zara – mini-case • Inditex = Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe  • Zara operates in 82 countries with a network of 1.631 stores • Based in La Coruna/Arteixo, Spain • 70% of sales are in Europe, 25% in Spain • New rules for marketing

  20. Zara’s challenge to marketing wisdom • Rule one: country-of-origin carries value (Zara is from a small town in Spain, pop. 25,000) • Rule two: avoid stock-outs (shortages contribute to the urge to buy now, new goods arrive twice a week, Zara makes 20,000 items a year (3x what gap makes), London shoppers visit Zara 17x annually compared to 4x for average store) • Rule three: advertise (Gap and H&M spend 3-4% of sales on ads, Zara 0.3%, focus on location)

  21. Zara (continued) • Rule four: outsource (Gap and H&M don’t own any facilities, Zara manufactures 51% of its products in Spain, Portugal, Morocco. Only basic items are outsourced to Asia (34%) and Turkey (14%). This reduces errors in prediction so that Zara’s average discount is 15% vs. 40% for other retailers) • Rule five: efficiency through large batches (Zara uses quick reaction, fixed supply chain schedule: stores order twice a week, truck and cargo flights on fixed schedule, good arrive in at stores in Europe in 24 hrs, US 48 hrs, and Asia 72 hrs)

  22. Zara’s challenges • Expensive in China • Competitors can copy model • Standardized marketing problems • C&A failure – standardization and centraliztion • Sizes, Ads showing body hair, Colors, Dress cuts

  23. EU does better in Operations than People management

  24. Marketing Mix for International Firms Marketing Mix Product Pricing Promotion Place

  25. Key Decision-Making Factors • Standardization versus customization • Legal forces • Economic factors • Changing exchange rates • Target customers • Cultural influences • Competition

  26. Standardization versus Customization 3 Options: • Ethnocentric (standardized–home) • Geocentric (standardized-global) • Polycentric (customized)

  27. International Marketing Advantages STANDARDIZED Approach • Reduces marketing costs • Facilitates centralized control of marketing • Promotes efficiency in R&D • Results in economies of scale in production • Reflects the trend toward a single global marketplace CUSTOMIZED Approach • Reflects different conditions of product use • Acknowledges local legal differences • Accounts for differences in buyer behavior patterns • Promotes local marketing initiatives • Accounts for other differences in individual markets

  28. Figure 17.1 The International Operations Management Process • Strategic Context • Differentiation • Cost leadership • Focus Standardized vs. Customized Production • Acquisition of • Resources • Supply Chain • Management • Vertical Integration • Make-or-buy decision • Location Decisions • Country-related issues • Product-related issues • Government policies • Organizational issues • Logistics and • Materials • Management • Flow of materials • Transportation options • Inventory levels • Packaging

  29. Production Management • Acquisition of Resources • Location Decisions • Logistics and Materials Management

  30. 1. Acquisition of Resources Managers must decide where and how to obtain the resources the firm needs to produce its products • Supply chain management: set of processes and steps a firm uses to acquire the various resources it needs to create its products • Vertical integration: extent to which a firm either provides its own resources or obtains them from other sources

  31. Figure 17.2 Basic Make-or-Buy Options

  32. Necessary Trade-offs in Make-or-Buy Decision

  33. 2. Location Decisions Managers must decide where to build administrative facilities, sales offices, etc. Factors to consider: • Country-Related Issues • Product-Related Issues • Government Policies • Organizational Issues

  34. Country-Related Issues • Resource availability • Cost • Infrastructure • Country-of-origin effects

  35. Product-Related Issues • Value-to-weight ratio • Technology • Importance of customer feedback

  36. Government Policies • Stability of political process • National trade policies • Economic development incentives • Existence of foreign trade zones (FTZ)

  37. Organizational Issues • Business strategy • Cost leadership • Differentiation • Organizational structure • Inventory management policies • Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management system

  38. 3. Logistics and Materials Management Managers must decide on modes of transportation and methods of inventory control Three key flows: • flow of materials, parts, supplies, and other resource from suppliers to the firm • flow of materials, parts, supplies, and other resources within and between units of the firm itself • flow of finished products, services, goods from the firm to customers

  39. Differences in Domestic and International Materials Management • Distance involved in shipping • Number of transport modes • Complexity of regulatory context • Key Factors • Time • Predictability • Cost

  40. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Modes of Transportation for Exports

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