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MARKET AREAS FOR OCEAN SHIPPING
Andrew UngarEvery port has an inland area tributary to it, a cargo shed area, on which it depends for its shipping market. The identification of this “natural” hinterland of a port, or of a…
TRANSPORT REPLACEMENT POLICY: STATUS REPORT
Peter CookeThe costs of physical distribution, like the costs of production or marketing, consist of a number of elements whose prices are frequently determined independently and without…
THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY IN DISTRIBUTION
Gordon BloomThe slowdown in the rate of productivity improvement in recent years in the United States has led to some speculation that the American economy may be running out of technological…
PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION ORGANISATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT:: Their Status among American Business Firms
Richard Lancioni, John GrashofThe physical distribution function of a firm is a complex process. It consists of all the activities involved in the flow of goods from the raw material supplier to the final…
THE APPLICATION OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING TO A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ORIENTATED TOWARD SERVICE
Edward J. MarienA manufacturer of a seasonal, bulky commodity is confronted with the problem of how to distribute his product in an efficient and timely manner. The manufacturer's distribution…
PRODUCT FLOW PLANNING AND CONTROL IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY
Robert W. Haessler, George B. StillwagonDuring the past ten years, product proliferation, the trend toward larger facilities serving more markets, dramatic increases in the cost of labour and of plant and equipment and…
CONTRACTUAL MARKET EXPANSION—A SHORT RUN PHENOMENON?
Lawrence L. ParkerOxenfeldt and Kelly argue somewhat tongue in cheek, that franchising as a vertical market structure is advantageous to a successful franchisor primarily in the early stages of his…
THE PALLET IN THE ‘TOTAL DISTRIBUTION’ CONCEPT
Gustav R. GrobThe success of the pallet began with the development of the fork‐lift truck and with increased mechanisation of piece‐good transport since the Second World War. This brought with…
INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION NEWS
Two conventions adopted by an 84 nation conference in Geneva, Switzerland, will greatly facilitate the use of containers in international transport, according to Mr. Dimitry…