MARKETING:REAL PEOPLE,REAL CHOICES
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ISBN: 9780135199893
Author: Solomon
Publisher: RENT PEARS
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To determine: The impact of warehousing decisions on delivery time to consumers and the definition of Distribution center and the functions it serves.
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Warehousing decisions such as ownership of the warehouse, centralization or decentralization strategy for warehousing, size of the warehouse, location of the warehouse, layout of the warehouse, and the type of products and their location impacts the delivery time of the product to reach to the customer. Making the right kind of warehousing decisions decreases the time and increases the value for the customer because the product reaches early.
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