Michael Porter does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The first step toward understanding what a direct channel of distribution offers - also known as a direct marketing channel - is to understand what a channel of distribution is. Simply, a distribution ...

A central part of quality management involves tracking, identifying and managing changes that occur in a system or process; these are variations. When changes are planned and executed well, the ...