MKTG 4400Marketing Channel Management

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Deals with the role of distribution in the marketing mix of product, price, and promotion, with emphasis on channel structure and logistical decisions. Topics include exchange and market intermediaries, types of channels and their use, structure of retailing and wholesaling, selectivity and the degree of directness in channel decisions, customer service decisions, inventory management, transportation modes, warehousing decisions, and sales forecasting. Lectures will be supplemented by problems and/or cases.