Learn how distribution channels move goods from producers to consumers, including the roles of wholesalers, retailers, and agents, and understand direct and indirect channels.

Some general results concerning the asymptotic behavior of the value of the empirical distribution function at a random point (e.g. the sample mean) are given. These results are then used to obtain: ...

The Annals of Statistics publishes research papers of the highest quality reflecting the many facets of contemporary statistics. Primary emphasis is placed on importance and originality, not on ...

Goods produced in factories and/or commodities produced in agriculture must reach consumers. The systems by means of which goods reach the consumer are known as distribution channels. These are ...

Soap manufacturers attempt to respond to consumer expectations by selling their products mainly through traditional classes of trade where consumers expect to find such products. These traditional ...