Question: CommerceHub (also known as Commerce Technologies, Inc.) is a provider of hosted integration, and which type of fulfillment, that's a supply chain management method, in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock but instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer, another retailer, or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer?        

<P0-S0> Jobber, in merchandising, can be synonymous with "wholesaler" or "distributor" or "broker" or "middleman." <P0-S1>  A jobber is a merchant — "e.g.", (i) a wholesaler or (ii) reseller or (iii) independent distributor operating on consignment — who takes goods in quantity from manufacturers or importers and sells or resells or distributes them to retail chains and syndicates, particularly supermarkets, department stores, drug chains, and the like. <P0-S2>  One objective is to distribute goods at lower costs through economies of scale, which, in sophisticated operations, typically uses complex transportation models. <P0-S3>  In competitive markets, the practice is an integral part of supply chain management — one that might incorporate, among other things, operations research in areas of logistics involving supply chain networking, and supply chain optimization. <SEP> <P1-S0>  It provides integration and fulfillment services to both online and brick and mortar retailers, distributors, and supplier companies such Sears, MSC Industrial Direct, Kohl’s, Macy's, Costco, QVC, Staples, Best Buy, Meijer, drugstore.com, Walgreens, Dell, Toshiba, Sanyo, Minolta, Gateway and Little Tikes. <P1-S1> CommerceHub (also known as Commerce Technologies, Inc.) is a provider of hosted integration, drop ship fulfillment, and product content management for multi-channel e-commerce merchants. <SEP> <P2-S0> Reverse logistics is for all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. <P2-S1>  It is "the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal. <P2-S2>  Remanufacturing and refurbishing activities also may be included in the definition of reverse logistics." <P2-S3>  Growing green concerns and advancement of green supply chain management concepts and practices make it all the more relevant. <P2-S4>  The number of publications on the topic of reverse logistics have increased significantly over the past two decades. <P2-S5>  The first use of the term "reverse logistics" in a publication was by James R. Stock in a White Paper titled "Reverse Logistics," published by the Council of Logistics Management in 1992. <P2-S6>  The concept was further refined in subsequent publications by Stock (1998) in another Council of Logistics Management book, titled Development and Implementation of Reverse Logistics Programs, and by Rogers and Tibben-Lembke (1999) in a book published by the Reverse Logistics Association titled Going Backwards: Reverse Logistics Trends and Practices. <P2-S7>  The reverse logistics process includes the management and the sale of surplus as well as returned equipment and machines from the hardware leasing business. <P2-S8>  Normally, logistics deal with events that bring the product towards the customer. <P2-S9>  In the case of reverse logistics, the resource goes at least one step back in the supply chain. <P2-S10>  For instance, goods move from the customer to the distributor or to the manufacturer. <SEP> <P3-S0> Drop shipping is a supply chain management method in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock but instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer, another retailer, or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer. <P3-S1>  As in retail businesses, the majority of retailers make their profit on the difference between the wholesale and retail price, but some retailers earn an agreed percentage of the sales in commission, paid by the wholesaler to the retailer.