1a -They make Goods Available in small quantities -Market Research -branding and packaging of Goods -transportation of goods -they help in advertisement (2a) Warehouse is the place of storing goods produced or bought until they are needed. Warehouse ensures that there is a regular and steady supply of goods and producer or wholesaler must hold stock until the consumers demand for it. (2b) -state warehouse -bonded warehouse -wholesale warehouse (2c) -storage facilities: warehousing serve as storage facilities. They are provided for keeping the good and safely. – ensure constant supply: constant and steady supply of goods throughout the year is made possible through warehousing. -employment opportunities: warehousing create job opportunities for may people e.g clerks manager. -facilitates repackaging: in the warehouse, repackaging and branding of goods are facilities -ensures production of good ahead of demand: ware house facilities ensures that good are produced ahead of demand -stability of price: warehouse ensures that there is no fluctuation in price of goods. It helps to stabilize prices of goods (3ai) consular invoice: is the invoice that has been signed by the country to which the goods is to be consigned. (3aii) Waybill is a number of document made out by or on behalf of the consign or of goods to be transported. (3b) 1) Availability of raw materials 2) Nearness to market 3) Availability of basic infrastructure 4)Economy policy 5) Demographics 6) Psychographics 7) Industrial clusters (4a) -Mission Statement -Corporate objectives -Marketing Audit -Budget -Implementation (4b) -to find out the need of the customer -to assist in marketing planning -to increase profit -to standardize -to monitor the taste of the consumer (5a) Merchandising is activity of promoting the sale of goods at retail.Merchandising activities may include display techniques, free samples, on-the-spot demonstration, pricing, shelf talkers, special offers, and other point-of-sale methods (5b) -labelling -branding -packaging -design (5c) -nearness to the populations/target market -it helps the producers of some perishable goods to have a rigid distribution control to avoid spoliage -it affords products to hae a high value per unit -it helps in spreading the cost of promotion -it helps to create job for thousands of unemployed -it helps in product packaging and serves a s source of information. ======COMPLETED======ENJOY AND INVITE