International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management: Volume 13 Issue 1

The Implementation of the Business Logistics Concept – a Scandinavian Approach

Göran Persson

During the 1960s and 1970s, Business Logistics (BL), or as it is now often referred to in Scandinavia, Materials Administration (MA), has become a well established and widely…

Physical Distribution Organisation in Multinationals: The Position of Authority

Jacques Picard

Most of the existing literature on international physical distribution management comprises articles connected with specific problems or opportunities regarding international…

Solving the Small Order Problem

Douglas M. Lambert, Mark L. Bennion, John C. Taylor

Many companies are finding that achievement of the desired growth rate in corporate profitability is becoming increasingly difficult. Consequently, management must search for ways…

The International Logistics Concept

G.J. Davies

In an earlier paper, Gray and Davies used the expression “international logistics” to mean a system in which documentation flows are as much a part of the main logistical flow as…

Logistical and Promotional Services and Wholesaler‐Broker Satisfaction

Robert H. Ross, Robert F. Lusch

Brokers must realise that the promotional and logistical services they provide wholesalers help to determine the wholesaler's satisfaction with them. Although the results of the…