Distribution Management manages the supply chain for the firm, from vendors and suppliers to the manufacturer and point of sale, including packaging, inventory, warehousing and logistics.
Adopting a distribution management strategy is essential to a company’s financial success and corporate longevity.
Distribution management helps to maintain order and meet customer needs.
Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) is a delivery contract under which the seller assumes full responsibility for transporting the goods until they reach the agreed destination.
In a supply chain, a distribution network is an interconnected group of storage facilities and transportation systems that receive stocks of goods and then deliver them to customers.
Free carrier is a trade term that requires the seller of goods to deliver those goods to a specified airport, shipping terminal, warehouse, or other carrier location specified by the buyer.
Supply chain management (SCM) is a centralized management of the flow of goods and services and includes all processes that turn raw materials into final products.