Checking date: 22/03/2024


Course: 2024/2025

Retail and Channel Management
(16230)
Master in Marketing (Plan: 279 - Estudio: 269)
EPE


Coordinating teacher: BARROSO LUDEÑA, ALICIA

Department assigned to the subject: Business Administration Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Not required.
Objectives
Skills to be acquired General skills *CG1: Solid theoretical knowledge of Marketing and Market Research. *CG11: Ability to negotiate. Specific skills: *CE9: Analysis, evaluation and decision-making regarding distribution channels and sales force. Integrated distribution channels and supply management, conflicts management, efficiency, and activities of distribution and logistics, sales techniques, negotiation, management, account management, customer management and CRM, as well as new technologies for managing customer data ). LEARNING OUTCOMES The student distinguishes between the management mechanisms of distribution channels. The student identifies the best strategic and operational decisions about the distribution channel chosen by the company.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
PART I: Channel Management. Channel Design Supply Side Channel Analysis Negotiating Channel Power and Conflict. Logistics. Vertical Integration. PART II: Retail merchandising.
Learning activities and methodology
TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBJECT AF3 Theoretical practical classes AF6 Group work AF7 Individual student work Activity code / No. of total hours / No. of face-to-face hours /% face-to-face AF3 126 126 100 AF6 174 0 0 AF7 150 0 0 TOTAL SUBJECT 450 126 TEACHING METHODOLOGIES MD1 Lectures in the teacher's class supported by computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the bibliography is provided to complement the students' learning. MD2 Critical reading of texts recommended by the professor of the subject: Sentences and resolutions, press articles, reports, manuals and / or academic articles, either for later discussion in class, or to expand and consolidate the knowledge of the subject. MD3 Resolution of practical cases, problems, etc.¿ raised by the teacher individually or in groups MD4 Presentation and discussion in class, under the moderation of the teacher, of topics related to the content of the subject, as well as practical cases MD5 Preparation of works and reports individually or in groups
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 40
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 60

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Basic Bibliography
  • Levy, M., and Weitz, B.A.. Retailing Management, 8th Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin.. 2012

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.