What is the difference between a distribution center and a fulfillment center?

What will be an ideal response?


A distribution center is a facility for the receipt, storage, and redistribution of goods to company stores and may be operated by retailers, manufacturers, or distribution specialists. Similar to a distribution center, instead of shipping to stores, fulfillment centers are used to ship directly to customers.

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Sara Vaughan told her tenants that her son would collect rents while she was in Florida. The son did collect the rents in October, November, and December. At Christmas Sara returned home and told her son that she would collect the January rents

The son went first thing in January, before the tenants knew Sara had returned, and collected the January rents. What is the name of the type of authority given to the son when he collected the rents in October, November, and December? A) Apparent B) Express C) By necessity D) By estoppels E) Impressed

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The statute that fixes a time limit within which a lawsuit must be filed is called the ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A plan for ________ is needed to determine how much you could afford to borrow, the length of the loan, and how to select a loan that charges competitive interest rates

A) buying B) financing C) spending D) saving

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Management should conduct a ________ to identify those controls that are most appropriate and provide the greatest benefit to the organization given the available resources

A. cost analysis B. cost-benefit analysis C. benefit analysis D. none of the above

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