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Assignment:
Gap Analysis Framework Marketing Channels (Coughlan, Anderson, Stern, & El-Ansary, 2006, p.155).
Sources of Gaps - For WALGREENS Identify the Source of Potential Channel Gaps, Assess the Types of Channel Gaps, and Recommend Ways to Close the Gaps with example
Environmental Bounds
1. Local legal constraints. - laws, regulations,
2. Local physical, retailing infrastructure. - prevention of certain types of distribution channel structures
Managerial Bounds - constraints on distribution structure arising from the rules within a company. Constraints from the company that manufacturers product as well.
1. Constraints due to lack of knowledge
2. constraints due to optimization at a higher level
3. Describe justification for managerial bounds on Channel Design with example