9 COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR USE BY PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION MANAGERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE FLOW OF PRODUCTS TO A PLURALITY OF PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION OUTLETS FOR INVENTORY PLANNING AND BILLING OF PRODUCT ITEMS TO THE OUTLETS, THE MANAGEMENT OF SHELF SPACE WITHIN THE OUTLETS, THE MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT SALES HISTORY, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF TIME AND ROUTES AS DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTS TO THE OUTLETS IS BEING CONDUCTED