Manufacturers Are Constantly Tempted to Move from Exclusive Distribution or Selective

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Essay

Manufacturers are constantly tempted to move from exclusive distribution or selective distribution to more intensive distribution.Give a reason why this might not be a good long-term strategy for a manufacturer.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a set of data, indicating the spread or variability of the dataset.

Distribution

In business, refers to the process of making a product or service available to the consumer or business user who needs it. In statistics, it describes the way in which values in a dataset are spread out.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

Squared Deviation

A statistical measure showing the dispersion of data points. It represents the square of the difference between an observed value and the mean of the dataset.