Title: (Optional) Compare common shipping and storing methods.
Course: Strategic Marketing (12152) > Section: Examining Channel Management

Comparison should include the advantages and disadvantages, cost, shipping times, delivery specifications, and appropriateness of shipping and storing methods such as

- air
- water
- truck
- rail
- special services
- refrigeration
- dry storage
- flat rack
- open top
- onsite and offsite
- temporary
- permanent.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What criteria are used to select the best methods of shipping?
- How can shipping be used as a customer-service tool?
- How does the nature of the product influence the method of shipping?
- What are the risks involved in each shipping method?
- How can shipping be used to generate revenue?
- When is it necessary to use multiple shipping and storage methods?
- How does product size affect which shipping method is used?
- How can a business balance efficiency with environmental considerations?