TY - JOUR AB - How large should a distribution facility be initially? What size additions to the facility should be planned and when? For example, should a regional distribution centre be built to accommodate the projected inventory volume at the time of its completion or the projected volume some five, ten or fifteen years in the future? Should investments in the building and the materials handling system coincide or be planned separately? Finally, can planned expansions be economically postponed by temporarily leasing outside space or by temporarily expanding the work force to achieve above‐capacity utilisation of the existing facility? VL - 9 IS - 6 SN - 0269-8218 DO - 10.1108/eb014451 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014451 AU - Cadotte Ernest R. PY - 1979 Y1 - 1979/01/01 TI - Distribution Capacity Planning: The Long‐Term Problem T2 - International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 285 EP - 296 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -