You can do away with distribution intermediaries, but you cannot do away with their ______.

A) transportation
B) channel
C) profit
D) function

Distribution intermediaries play a crucial role in the supply chain by performing various functions such as storage, transportation, and facilitating transactions between producers and consumers. Even if a company decides to eliminate these intermediaries, it still needs to fulfill these functions in some other way to ensure that its products reach the end consumers efficiently.