Defining supplies and channel partners - Coursework Example

Supplies and Channel Partners al affiliation Supplies and Channel Partners The source of the raw materials a company uses to make its products is fundamental to the pricing. Therefore, it is important to find the cheapest source. Also, it is preferable to have a few companies supply the raw materials other than have them go through a chain before final delivery. Taking Samsung, Heineken, and The New York Times newspaper, the raw material channel for each can be retraced as below;Samsung C&T Samsung ElectronicsBarley farmers HeinekenWood farmers Abitibi Newsprint The New York TimesThe major distributors of Samsung are its stores.

In some instances, there are wholesalers namely; Alloys, Dicker Data, Leader computers and Recton Company.Heineken partnered with Anheuser-Busch to distribute its beer and is opening many distribution stores in the world. Heineken has opened a new state-of-the-art distribution Centre in Derby (Heineken, 2014). Rarely does it sell directly to the consumers. The New York times sell to their clients mainly through their outlets. The channels of distribution for the final products of these companies are as below; ReferenceHeineken.

(2014, May 16). Heineken Opens New National Distribution Centre. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from https://www.heineken.co.uk/article.php?article=2234567920