Because only a few products are sold directly to ultimate users, an international marketer has to decide on alternative ways to move products to chosen markets.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2According to Ohno and Toyota, _____ is a category of waste that produces items for which there are no orders.
a. excess inventory
b. overproduction
c. unnecessary movement
d. waiting time
e. defect
Question 3The manufacturer's salespeople are often able to do all of the following except:
a. Know the prospective channel members in their territories.
b. Provide objective evaluations of channel members.
c. Become acquainted with the management of salespeople of prospective channel members.
d. Obtain a good deal of information about prospective channel members.
e. Line up intermediaries in advance.
Question 4Company or government policies that provide implicit or explicit preference for a domestic supplier make it difficult for international service providers to survive.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Alan became interested in baby toys when his daughter was born. His interest in the toys declined when his daughter turned 2 years old. This is an example of _____.
A) internal motivation
B) reasoning motivation
C) reiterating involvement
D) enduring involvement
E) situational involvement
Question 6A firm's international market experience will cause variation in distribution patterns.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7_____ is a process of visually presenting the flow of materials and information to identify wasted time and actions in a manufacturing or service process.
a. Make-buy analysis
b. QDA
c. Value stream mapping
d. TCO
e. None of the above.