TY - JOUR AB - Because of the marketing role of distribution it is not always appropriate to take a cost minimisation approach to distribution planning — the needs of the market must first be understood. VL - 1 IS - 1 SN - 0020-7527 DO - 10.1108/eb014259 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014259 AU - MERCER ALAN PY - 1971 Y1 - 1971/01/01 TI - Strategic planning of physical distribution systems T2 - International Journal of Physical Distribution PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 20 EP - 25 Y2 - 2024/05/15 ER -