楼主的问题很在点子上。
1、个人认为，distribution更加贴切一些。可以搜到论文啊，channel of distribution是关键词。另外我传的那本《Economics of Retailing and Distribution》后面也有许多参考文献。
2、最近新实证产业组织（NEIO）比较热门，就推荐一些用这一框架研究流通问题的吧。我个人侧重流通渠道方面，尤其是渠道冲突，欢迎交流。
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这个还真不了解  帮顶！

这个我也没听说过，帮顶一下，希望懂的人说一下，我也了解一下

为不限制大家思考，把这条修改了，欢迎指教！

受教了，感谢楼上。
新实证产业组织 略有耳闻 深入读一些文献后再与您交流。
另，可不可以详细解释一下“渠道冲突”？   是不是可以从产业联盟和产业融合的角度来研究一下“渠道冲突”的问题。

才疏学浅，不吝指教！
祝好！