Q.Facilitating functions do not include ________.

Transportation belongs to physical distribution, not to facilitating functions; the answer is option (d).

Marketing functions are usually grouped as exchange functions (buying, selling), physical-distribution functions (transportation, storage/warehousing) and facilitating functions. Facilitating functions are the supporting activities that smooth the flow of goods — financing, market information, standardisation and grading, risk-bearing and packing.

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