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Top Logistics Companies of India
 Name of the company
Position in the industry
CTC Freight Carriers Private Limited 
1
Transocean Express Logistics
2
Velocity Logistics 
3
Atlas Logistics
4
DHL
5
Global Express Service
6
Royal Logistics
7
Blue Dart
8
Gati
9
Safe Express
10
Source:
http://www.bestindiansites.com/top-companies/logistics/
A channel of distribution is one or more companies or individuals 
who participate in the flow of goods and/or services from the producer to 
the final user or consumer. The 
transaction channel
is concerned with 
the transfer of ownership. Its function is to negotiate, sell, and contract. 
The 
distribution channel
is concerned with the transfer or delivery of the 
goods or services.
To extend markets requires a well-run distribution system. 
Distribution adds place value and time value by placing goods in markets 
where they are available to the consumer at the time the consumer wants 
them. 
The specific way in which materials move depends upon many 
factors, some of which are the channels of distribution that the firm is 
using, the types of markets served, the characteristics of the product, and 
the type of transportation available to move the material.
The objective of distribution management is to design and operate 
a distribution system that attains the required level of customer service 
and does so at least cost. To reach this objective, all activities involved in 
the movement and storage of goods must be organized into an integrated 
system.

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In a distribution system, four interrelated activities affect customer 
service and cost of providing it: 
➢ Transportation, 
➢ Distribution inventory, 
➢ Warehouses (distribution centres), and 
➢ Order processing.