「行銷通路」被認為是行銷策略當中，讓企業能維持競爭優勢中，重要的一環。而隨著數位時代下各式新科技的興起（例如AI，AR/VR及大數據及平台），讓企業在設計通路系統當中，不僅帶來許多新的機會，同時也帶來許多挑戰。本課程主要在探討數位時代下之通路創新及管理，課程內容涵蓋當代通路建構、設計，規劃與程序等相關議題。在十八週的課程當中，將由傳統通路系統出發，分析及比較通路系統的變革，並探討多元通路中之「全通路系統」所帶來的機會與挑戰。課程探討的議題包括：
1. 數位時代下之策略行銷通路的本質、組織結構、通路的功能與通路關係
2. 通路創新與變革對物流系統及通路伙伴的影響。
3. 零售通路的變革與創新
4. 行銷通路績效的管理與衡量
5. 行銷權力、衝突與合作
6. 新興通路的興起、平台經濟、國際通路的開發與經營，灰色市場行銷以及企業社會責任與永續。

Goods and services were produced and delivered through a number of stages no matter the goods were sold to individual consumers or corporate/organisational buyers. “Marketing Channels” has been considered one of the most important factors for firms to design effective marketing strategies in order to obtain sustainable competitive advantages over the competitors.
In an increasingly competitive digital age, with margins and profits under ever greater pressure, the effective and efficient management of these channels is central to the performance of the different supply chain partners, including manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and specialised logistics agencies. During the era of digitalization, the emergence of new technologies has not only brought new opportunities to form new business models but also brought new challenges to force old channel systems to be transformed.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction of designing, developing, and maintaining effective relationships among channel members, particularly in the digital age. Several issues will be addressed via a number of lectures:
1. Introduction of strategic marketing channels management: structure, functions, and relationships: The concept of Omni-channel ecosystem.
2. The design, organization and control of marketing channels and channel innovation
3. Channel logistics/supply chain management and international partnership
4. Retail product management
5. Assessing marketing channel performance
6. Some other contemporary important channel issues, such as pricing through the channel, trade promotions, grey marketing, consumers’ omni-channel behavior and corporate social responsibility.