Nodes of a distribution network

    Factories where products are manufactured or assembled
    A depot or deposit is a standard type of warehouse thought for storing merchandise (high level of inventory).
    Distribution centers are for order processing and order fulfillment (lower level of inventory) and also for receiving returning items from clients.
    Transit points are built for cross docking activities, which consist in reassembling cargo units based on deliveries scheduled (only moving merchandise).
    Traditional retail stores of the Mom and Pop variety, modern supermarkets, hypermarkets, discount stores or also voluntary chains, consumers' co-operative, groups of consumer with collective buying power. Note that subsidiaries will be mostly owned by another company and franchisers, although using other company brands, actually own the point of sale.

There may be some intermediaries operating for representative matters between nodes such as sales agents or brokers.