1Cash flow
the movement of money across members to finance the supply chain
2Distribution channels(s)
People who take part in the flow of goods form the manufacturer to the consumer
3Distributor
Intermediaries between manufacturers and stores that deliver the finished products
4information flows
the movement of information up and down the supply chain for members to make informed decisions, minimize risks, adapt to changes, and quickly detect problems
5Integrity
A strong adherence to values
6Manufacturer
the business who produces goods and wants to distribute them to its consumers
7product flow
the moment of raw materials and products across the supply chain
8shipper
an agent or business who ships products by means of transportation
9suppliers
also known as vendors, are the individuals or business who provide goods or services to the manufacturer for their production
10Supply chain
consists of all the internal and external partners who participate, beginning with the raw materials or supplies and ending with the final consumer making use of the product or service
11Supply chain management
the planning and administration of all the activities needed to source and purchase, convert, and all logisitics management activities
12warehouse
a place such as a room or building, where finished products are stored until their distribution is for sale
13ANAR
A sales qualification method that stands for Authority, Needs ,Afford, and Receptive
14Buyers
Individuals responsible for makign an organizational purchase
15derived demand
the secodnary demand for labor, raw materials, buildings, etc. that is orignated from the direct demand for goods
16direct demand
also known as autnonmous demand: the amount of a product or service consumers will want to acquire
17influence
having the ability to personall affect the actions, decisions, opinions, or thinking of others as defined by the Center for Creative Leadership
18lead
an unqualified contact or business who might eventually become a buyer
19personal sales
the assessment and presentation by a business' sales force with the goal of completeing a sale and building customer relationships
20prospect
an individual who agrees to consdier the solution the salesperson repersents
21prospecting
the process of locating potential buyers for a product or service
22qualify
to judge whether the products or services the salesperson repersents would be a good fit for the lead
23sales funnel
the repersenation of the journey potential buyers will go through in their journey towards a sale
24salespeople
indivudals reprsenting a compnay in charge of completing a sale and supporting buyers
25sales process
a consistent series of steps taken to provide value and close a sale; that is turn a prosect into a customer
26UDEA
a simple yet effective framework that aligns values, experience, and talent to achieve breakthrough results that stands for Understanding, Digging deep, Evidence, and Agreement
27Unique value
the statement that defines how a company provides value in a unique or different way that competitors do not
28value
the perceived usefulness, importance, or worth of an offering, through the solutions they present
29value proposition
A form of communication that addresses what a company does in terms of the buyers value by explainig and describing how a business, or a person will address their buyer's goals and challenges.
30Ad
an announcement or message done in a public medium
31advertising campaign
a group of ads aligned to meet a goal
32brand
defined as any name, symbol, or term, design, that identifies the manufacturer of a product or service
33creative idea
the central theme of an advertising campaign
34differentiation
the sleection of what benefits our target market finds valuable
35diversificatiion strategy
focuses on targeting a new market with a new product
36homogenous
the characteristic that individuals within a segment share such as similar preferences, demographics, or needs between them
37loyalty
consists of the positive feelings associated with the offer, such as happiness and an emotional connection, as well as the commitment that accompanies such feelings
38macroenviornment
consits of all the larger societal forces that impact the microenviornment
39MASDA
criteria to determine whether the identified segments have been effectively identified and are rleevant to the business; it stands for Measurable, accessible, substantial, differentiable, actionable
40market
consists of current and potential customer for a product or service
41market development strategy
guides business growth by taking what it already offers to a new target market to generate sales
42market penetration strategy
growth achieved by increasing sales of current products
43marketing
the activity, set of insittuions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and soceity at large
44marketing environment
the forces outside maketing that have an impact on marketing;s ability to build and maintain profitable relationships with target customers; divided into macro and micro enviornments
45marketing lead generation
creating opportunities to find potential customers and capture their information so the business can follow up with them to eventually achieve a sale
46marketing mix
the tools available that provide a roadmap to execute our strategy and achieve the response we deisre from a target market
47marketing strategy
the planning and directing of the operations needed ot achieve a business's goals and objectives
48microenviornment
involves the forces close to the company that impact its ability to profitably serve its customers
49percieved customer value
the set of benefits customers see and will gain if they opt for a company's offer after having compared it against other offers in the market place
50place
where the customer can buy the product or service
51positioning
selection of the perception that will be created in the customers' minds about our offer
52positioning statement
a statement that helps align marketing and sales messaging
53price
the sum of a values a customer must give up to recieve in exchange for the set of benefits promised in the offer
54products
a product, service, or experience becomes the offer a business provides to customers to capture value in return
55product development strategy
generates growth by selling a new product to the business' current target market
56promotions
designed as a tool to help anyone, such as large or small businesses, governments, or non-profit organizations be able to send a message to persuasively communicate with their target market, while establishing or maintaining relationships with them
57satisfaction
the positive emotion customers expierence when an offer meets their expecatitons
58segmenation
the process of dividng a market into customer groups that share characteristics between them
59targeting
the slection of what segements the company will choose to serve
60assembly line process
makes a product or service a the lowest cost with the least amount of customization and variety
61automation
anything that helps someone do a task faster, easier, or with less effort
62batch process
makes a product or service at increased volumes than a job shop with less variety and customization at a lower cost
63buy descision
the activity of purchasing a product or service from a supplier or the market
64capacity planning
the activity used to ensure that enough production capability is ready to meet customer demand
65centralized inventory
holding the products at a centralized distrubition center
66decentralized inventory
the holding of products at the store level and using the distribution center to replensih what has been sold at the store
67decoupling demand
the ability to make a product ahead of customer demand and iventory the product until its needed
68demand planning
the acitivty that focuses on getting the customer to buy the service when the busiess would like them to
69DMAIC
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control; the basis of the Six Sigma methodology
70finished goods
items that are sellable to the customer
71hybrid process
the combination of jop shop, batch, and assembly line prices to provide low prices and high customization
72inspection
the detection of a defect or problem in a product or service after it has been produced
73inventory
the goods that a company makes and buys to be able to provide a good or service
74job shop process
the process that provides the highest level of customiztion and variety with the highest price
75lean
the identification of waste anywehre in a process and removing it
76make decision
the production of a good or providing of a service by a business
77operations management
organizing the processess that turn inputs, such as labor, raw materials, purchased goods, and capital into products or services that a business can sell
78out souricng
another name for buying
79prevention
the attempt to reduce the likelihood of a problem ocuring before a product or service is started
80productivity
a ratio of how much time, energy, materials, and labor is needed to produce a product or provide a service
81products
goods that can be physically touched and inventoried
82quality
the meting or exceeding of customer expectations
83raw mateirals
the basic elements that a business buys for their products or services
84services
something that is intangible and cannot be touched or put on a shelf
85six sigma
a metholdology designed to reduce the variation in a process so that it is consistnt and does not deviate from the expected outcome
86Work in process (WIP)
items that a busienss has started to process but are not yet able to be sold