CSFRST 2373 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mass Distribution, Barcode

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Consumer Sci: Fashion & Retail
• Course: CSFRST 2373
• Professor: Charles Estill

Document Summary

Shipments of merchandise are directly from production facility. Distribution centers (dcs):flow of good from facility to retailer involves the use of dcs. (according to size of company, number of products/retail stores, distances ) Manufactures will use dcs when shipments to retailers consist of goods from more than one location. (especially when contractors used). Flow-through facilitis: move merchandise from receiving to shipping with little time in storage. Retailers use dc to facilitate distribution of merchandise from apparel companies to stores. Use dcs to (cid:862)adding value(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:455) affi(cid:454)ing hangtags, la(cid:271)els, and price information. Quick response: strategies to increase speed with which merchandise gets to the consumer through sharing of data among companies throughout production and distribution process. Universal product code: (upc) bar code symbologies used for electronic identification of merchandise. A upc is a 12-digit number that identifies manufacturer and merchandise items by stockkeeping unit (sku):vendor, style, color and size.