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FINANCIAL CONTROL OF P.D.M.: Some Basic Considerations
R.M.S. WilsonAn increasing proportion of many companies' expenditure is incurred in distributing their products. Physical distribution covers a broad range of activities (such as…
THE ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Gordon Wills, Leonard Magrill, Allen CooperEfficient, or seemingly efficient, distribution of goods and services is something most of us take for granted most of the time in western advanced economic systems. Yet, as…
INFORMATION FLOWS THROUGH FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
R. Harrison, R.E.V. GrovesThe absence of relevant information concerning channel members can form one of the major difficulties facing a company attempting to implement a systems approach to the physical…
THE STAFF CONTROLLER FUNCTION IN PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
J. Leslie Livingstone, Vijay SatheDistribution costs are an important element in the total cost picture of most companies. Broadly speaking, distribution costs include all costs associated with the transfer of…
DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICS:: The market for fresh horticultural produce
C. Kenny‐LevickThe purpose of this paper is twofold.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN A CENTRALLY‐CONTROLLED BLOOD BANKING SYSTEM
R.L. NewmanBlood banking involves the collection of blood from donors and the storage of that blood until it is required for transfusion. It is usual to distinguish, in a blood banking…
SELECTION OF THE OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTOR: AN EMPIRICAL FRAMEWORK
Randolph E. RossThe success of a firm's export operation will depend to a great extent on the quality of the middlemen involved in the distribution of its products in the overseas market. Whether…
Communications Forum: Shippers and the Rationalisation of Liner Shipping
Trevor D. HeaverThe current controversies over liner shipping must be viewed against a wide background. The opposition to certain aspects of the North Atlantic Pooling Agreement and the issues to…
INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION NEWS
The Institute of Materials Handling in conjunction with the National Materials Handling Centre offer 3 Research Studentships tenable at the Cranfield Institute of Technology for…