Prepare and present a summary of your findings.

There are many independent intermediaries (wholesalers, dealers, distributors, and retailers) that are willing to cooperate to get the product to the final customer. Our elaborate interstate highway system combines with rail, air, and water transportation to provide excellent means for moving goods from one part of the country to another. In many other countries, the means for distribution of products are far less efficient and effective.
For this miniproject, you should first select a consumer product, probably one you normally purchase. Then, use library sources, other people, or both (retailers, manufacturers, dealers, classmates, and so on) to gather information to do the following:

a. Describe the path the product takes to get from the producer to you. Draw a model to show each of the steps the product takes. Include as much as you can about transportation, warehousing, materials handling, order processing, inventory control, and so on.

b. Select another country, preferably one that is substantially different from your own country, in which the same or a similar product is sold. Describe the path the product takes to get from the producer to the customer in that country.

c. Determine if the differences between the two countries cause differences in price, availability, or quality of the product.