Table of contents
Distribution Channel Management: Power Considerations
I.F. WilkinsonBowersox et al in their well‐known book on physical distribution management stress the underlying importance of overall distribution channel behaviour to PDM. ‘At the outset it is…
Fixed Facility Location Techniques
C.G. ChentnikPlant location has been an enigma for planners since the Middle Ages. As early as 1647 Cavaliere tried to find a point which minimised the distance between three given locations…
A Computer Simulation Model for Port Planning
Peter A. LawrencePlanning the development of ports and harbours involves many complex, technical tasks. Various facility designs must be outlined and analysed. Facility locations must be evaluated…
Explaining Rail On‐time Delivery Performance
Daniel W. DeHayesThis paper rates a series of factors that managers believe influence the on‐time delivery of rail transportation for shippers of grain and grocery products. These variables are…
The Advantages of Air Cargo Distribution in Perspective
A.G. SlaterOne of the most difficult dilemmas facing industry today is the increasing cost of distribution. This is true for both incoming and outgoing supplies. The major trends in the last…
Total Distribution of Fast‐moving Products: A Case History
Archibald S. CrawfordDistribution in United Biscuits Ltd. is seen as a vital part of the total marketing mix. United Biscuits differs from many other companies in the Birtish food industry in spending…
A Note on the Application of Linear Programming to a Distribution System Orientated Toward Service
Robert W. HaesslerA recent article by Marien developed a linear programming model for determining the minimum cost pattern for purchasing and shipping commodities subject to a constraint in the…
Communications Forum: Choosing between Methods and Routes for Distribution to Europe now and in the future
Desmond LeeperA few years ago a firm of management consultants were employed by the Government to do a survey on this very subject. Their final report ran to six volumes, but it was never…
INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION NEWS
As debate—very heated in some quarters—continues on the siting of a third airport for London and a seaport development on reclaimed marshland at Maplin Sands, Essex, the British…