Which type of store space allocation begins planning at the
individual product level and then proceeds to the category, total
store, and overall company levels?A top-down space management
approachA bottom-up space management
approachMicro-merchandisingCategory management
The tradeoffs between faster delivery times from suppliers and
higher shipping costs is studied as part ofcredit
management.inventory management.store security.computerized
controls.An appliance retailer decides to have an independent
trucker handle delivery of its appliances. This strategy
illustrates
rationalized retailing.the wheel of retailing.the retail
life-style.outsourcing.
Computerized checkouts are more advanced than electronic
point-of-sale systems. True False
Store security includes both personal security and merchandise
security.True FalseWith cross-training, the tasks of personnel with
similar positions in different departments are rather uniform. True
False
The job descriptions in a multi-department retailer are uniform
for a given position (such as a cashier) incross-training.job
rotation.job standardization.job enlargement.
The opposite strategy to having a distinctive merchandising
approach is ___________.rationalized retailing
The highest degree of centralized management control occurs in
__________. rationalized retailingThe required number and type of
employees needed can be pre-determined using a(n)
__________.workload forecast)A retailer needs to list all of the
operating functions to be performed with __________. Operations
BlueprintsA retailer needs to list all of the operating functions
to be performed with __________.
