scholarly journals MODERN ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATION OF ENTERPRISES’ GOODS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2(14)) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Larysa Valentynivna Babachenko ◽  
Viktoriya Viktorivna Zhydok ◽  
Maksym Mykolaiovych Zabashtanskyi

Urgency of the research. The use of marketing technologies in the formation of goods distribution channels is a topical issue in the context of organizing a rational system of commodity circulation and establishing a long-term cooperation which involves all its members. Target setting. Traditional distribution channels are not sufficiently effective in modern conditions of management, therefore, at the expense of labor division and successful cooperation, it is necessary to achieve the most effective performance of functions by the participants of the distribution channel. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The study of the marketing distribution system has been carried out in the works of such scholars as O. A. Bilovodska, V. A. Hertsyk, A. F. Pavlenko. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The influence of relationships marketing concept on the activity of forming goods distribution systems requires additional study. The research objective. The purpose of the article is to study the influence of goods distribution system on ensuring the effective functioning of business entities and improving marketing relationships of all members of the distribution channel. The statement of basic material. The influence of marketing distribution systems on the competitiveness of an individual enterprise is being investigated; the need for their effective formation and functioning is being substantiated. The implementation of relationships marketing concept has been proposed, which will help to establish a long-term cooperation of all subjects of the distribution system and will be the basis for the formation of production and distribution systems in market conditions. Conclusions. The necessity of establishing a long-term cooperation of all participants of the distribution system on the basis of implementation of relationships marketing concept, that meets the existing requirements of the market, has been substantiated.

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (18) ◽  
pp. 5498-5508 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Dubrou ◽  
J. Konjek ◽  
E. Macheras ◽  
B. Welté ◽  
L. Guidicelli ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTNonpigmented and late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) have been reported to commonly colonize water production and distribution systems. However, there is little information about the nature and distribution of RGM species within the different parts of such complex networks or about their clustering into specific RGM species communities. We conducted a large-scale survey between 2007 and 2009 in the Parisian urban tap water production and distribution system. We analyzed 1,418 water samples from 36 sites, covering all production units, water storage tanks, and distribution units; RGM isolates were identified by usingrpoBgene sequencing. We detected 18 RGM species and putative new species, with most isolates beingMycobacterium chelonaeandMycobacterium llatzerense. Using hierarchical clustering and principal-component analysis, we found that RGM were organized into various communities correlating with water origin (groundwater or surface water) and location within the distribution network. Water treatment plants were more specifically associated with species of theMycobacterium septicumgroup. On average,M. chelonaedominated network sites fed by surface water, andM. llatzerensedominated those fed by groundwater. Overall, theM. chelonaeprevalence index increased along the distribution network and was associated with a correlative decrease in the prevalence index ofM. llatzerense, suggesting competitive or niche exclusion between these two dominant species. Our data describe the great diversity and complexity of RGM species living in the interconnected environments that constitute the water production and distribution system of a large city and highlight the prevalence index of the potentially pathogenic speciesM. chelonaein the distribution network.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Pratap Chandra Mandal

E-commerce has become an important marketing channel with the increasing usage of internet by customers. Companies use both physical intermediaries and online distribution channels for selling their products and services. The study discusses about pure-click companies which sell products online and about brick-and-click companies which sell products both online and through intermediaries. The study focuses on m-commerce which is becoming an important distribution channel and preferred mode of transaction with the increasing usage of smart phones. Companies practicing e-commerce and m-commerce adopt a number of strategies to delight their customers and these strategies are discussed. Both e-commerce and m-commerce have a number of privacy and security issues. Companies should be aware of these issues and formulate measures to ensure privacy and security of information shared by customers. All these will help companies in adopting e-commerce and m-commerce, delighting their customers, building long-term relationships, and in achieving business excellence.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 223-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Gros ◽  
J. Dyntar ◽  
S. Grosová

The distribution channel structure significantly affects the distribution costs, and in the food industry the distribution costs have very often an important share on the total products cost. In the food industry, merger & acquisition conditions in the Czech Republic are the expected synergic effects. One of them is the cost saving following up from the redesign of the distribution system. On the case of a real project of the new mineral waters distribution system, the authors demonstrate their methodology and methods for the distribution system redesign, which integrates together the problem of the distribution object location with the distribution strategy choice and transport system design.


Distribution management is all about reaching the product as near to the customer as possible and making the product and service available to the customer. The products must be available to the customer at the right place and at the right time and with an assortment which gives a lot of choice to the customers. The intermediaries in the marketing channel performs a lot of activities for the manufacturer and serves as the go-between of the manufacturer as well as the consumer. The value addition of the distribution system is tremendous and that is why it is now a very important component of the marketing strategy. It is the fourth P in the 4Ps of the marketing mix and has not been given much importance traditionally. However, now the situation has changed primarily because it is very difficult nowadays to differentiate in the market through the use of product, price, and promotions alone. Distribution systems can help the company in differentiating themselves from the competitors. The distribution system understands the end-customers very well and thus guides the company in offering the best product mix to the consumers. The distribution system also expects a lot of support and motivation from the company and when the company is able to do that well, a long-term relationship is formed. This is crucial as the then the commitment level of the system goes up and tends to support the company and the brand in every possible manner. It has been seen time and again that when the long-term relationship forms, the company gets a very positive response and return from the market. The idea here is that the distribution systems should not be treated as a combination of some marketing tactics, but a significant and important part of the company's strategic intent and goals.


Author(s):  
Hasan Dinçer ◽  
Ümit Hacıoğlu ◽  
Aydın Özdemir

Relationship marketing promises a change from vendor, product and price centered marketing concept to a new people, long-term relationships and value centered marketing concept for airline companies in search of a messiah who will rescue them from bleeding to death because of monopolized supply market, duplicated services, financial crises, heavy pressure of competition and low profit margins. In this chapter, definitions and short background of relationship marketing are revised by focusing on components of the concept and relations with customer loyalty, customer value and basic notions. A glance at the airline industry takes place with a focus on relationship marketing and airline business on the basis of implication aspects such as frequent flyer programs, global distribution systems and internet. Specifically, domains of relationship marketing concept on the airline business are analyzed in detail specific to cost and profitability balance.


Electricity distribution systems (EDSs) are essential pieces of infrastructure for nations worldwide. However, the key assets constituting these systems can be exposed to various forms of risk. The purpose of this research was to explore and explicate the risk management methods applied to electricity distribution system asset management in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) electricity markets. It was a secondary research that encompassed the use of the existing data to explore this issue and address the research questions. The research findings revealed the electricity distribution system asset management exists in the form of real time, mid-term, and long-term. Moreover, it was found that this system could be exposed to economic, environmental, quality, reputational, vulnerability and regulatory risks. Finally, the research findings revealed risk management methods that could be used to the system in the UAE electricity markets are categorized as simplified, standard, and model-based. This study recommended that UAE companies operating in the electricity industry should apply a holistic risk analysis in their electricity distribution system asset management.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tuan Ngoc Le

<p>This thesis investigates how the different up-market hotel ownership modes establish distribution channels to reach domestic and international tourism markets in the context of Vietnam’s transitional economy, which has been transforming from a centrally planned to a socialist market oriented economy since 1986. It seeks to understand the current distribution channel structures of various hotel ownership modes; to explore the ways in which a number of factors influence distribution structures; and to examine the implications of these structures and factors for hotel and tourism development in Vietnam and in other economies with similar socio-political characteristics. A conceptual framework for hotel distribution channels is developed from a combination of the predominantly Western literature and the fragmented literature on hotel distribution in transition economies. The conceptual framework enables the researcher to investigate the linkages and relationships among the components that constitute the current Vietnamese hotel distribution systems.  A qualitative approach is applied to address the supply-side issues of hotel distribution with data collected in the three largest urban cities located in the Northern, Central and Southern parts of Vietnam. The data collection methods were in-depth semi-structured interviews and document compilation. Different groups of participants from the Vietnam tourism industry including senior staff of sales and marketing of the four- and five-star hotels, international tour operators, high-ranking government officials of central and provincial authorities of tourism, key officers of trade organisations and academics from these cities were interviewed.  The research presents the current distribution channel structures employed by four hotel ownership modes to reach domestic and international travellers. The findings also reveal that international joint venture and wholly foreign-owned hotels have effectively established their distribution channels to reach the international market. The entry of these international ownership modes as a result of Vietnam’s economic reform has forced state- and domestic privately-owned hotels to also build market-driven distribution structures. Economic restructuring in the context of Vietnam’s international integration has been the key element in creating the legal system, economic development, international tourist demand, technological advances, patterns of demand, hotel ownership and management modes that have driven the development of distribution. The research concludes that different hotel ownership and management modes and the distribution channel structures of up-market hotels are the products of Vietnam’s economic restructuring. The research suggests further economic renovation to meet the country’s commitments to international organisations, and to generate an equal tourism and hotel business environment in Vietnam.</p>


Author(s):  
Hasan Dinçer ◽  
Ümit Hacıoğlu ◽  
Aydın Özdemir

Relationship marketing promises a change from vendor, product and price centered marketing concept to a new people, long-term relationships and value centered marketing concept for airline companies in search of a messiah who will rescue them from bleeding to death because of monopolized supply market, duplicated services, financial crises, heavy pressure of competition and low profit margins. In this chapter, definitions and short background of relationship marketing are revised by focusing on components of the concept and relations with customer loyalty, customer value and basic notions. A glance at the airline industry takes place with a focus on relationship marketing and airline business on the basis of implication aspects such as frequent flyer programs, global distribution systems and internet. Specifically, domains of relationship marketing concept on the airline business are analyzed in detail specific to cost and profitability balance.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tuan Ngoc Le

<p>This thesis investigates how the different up-market hotel ownership modes establish distribution channels to reach domestic and international tourism markets in the context of Vietnam’s transitional economy, which has been transforming from a centrally planned to a socialist market oriented economy since 1986. It seeks to understand the current distribution channel structures of various hotel ownership modes; to explore the ways in which a number of factors influence distribution structures; and to examine the implications of these structures and factors for hotel and tourism development in Vietnam and in other economies with similar socio-political characteristics. A conceptual framework for hotel distribution channels is developed from a combination of the predominantly Western literature and the fragmented literature on hotel distribution in transition economies. The conceptual framework enables the researcher to investigate the linkages and relationships among the components that constitute the current Vietnamese hotel distribution systems.  A qualitative approach is applied to address the supply-side issues of hotel distribution with data collected in the three largest urban cities located in the Northern, Central and Southern parts of Vietnam. The data collection methods were in-depth semi-structured interviews and document compilation. Different groups of participants from the Vietnam tourism industry including senior staff of sales and marketing of the four- and five-star hotels, international tour operators, high-ranking government officials of central and provincial authorities of tourism, key officers of trade organisations and academics from these cities were interviewed.  The research presents the current distribution channel structures employed by four hotel ownership modes to reach domestic and international travellers. The findings also reveal that international joint venture and wholly foreign-owned hotels have effectively established their distribution channels to reach the international market. The entry of these international ownership modes as a result of Vietnam’s economic reform has forced state- and domestic privately-owned hotels to also build market-driven distribution structures. Economic restructuring in the context of Vietnam’s international integration has been the key element in creating the legal system, economic development, international tourist demand, technological advances, patterns of demand, hotel ownership and management modes that have driven the development of distribution. The research concludes that different hotel ownership and management modes and the distribution channel structures of up-market hotels are the products of Vietnam’s economic restructuring. The research suggests further economic renovation to meet the country’s commitments to international organisations, and to generate an equal tourism and hotel business environment in Vietnam.</p>


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxue Wang ◽  
Jianming Lu ◽  
Zhaohong Bie ◽  
Shutang You ◽  
Xiaoyu Cao

Asset management of distribution systems is an important issue for smart grid. Maintenance scheduling, as an important part of asset management, affects the reliability of distribution equipment and power supply. This research focuses on long-term distribution system maintenance scheduling aided by available operation information, which is a prominent advantage of smart grid over conventional distribution systems. In this paper, the historical and future operation information in smart grid is taken into account through a decoupled time-varying reliability model of equipment. Based on distribution system reliability assessment, a maintenance scheduling model is proposed to determine the optimal implementation time of maintenance activities to minimize distribution systems’ total cost, while satisfying reliability requirements. A combined algorithm that consists of particle swarm optimization and tabu search is designed and applied to the optimization problem. Numerical result verifies that the proposed method can schedule long-term maintenance of distribution systems in smart grid economically and effectively.


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