Application of a new approach to depot delivery areas

Abstract

In an article in the previous issue of the International Journal of Physical Distribution, a technique for developing depot boundaries for own‐transport distribution was outlined. The algorithm for determining Delivery Areas From Fixed Own Depot Inventory Locations — DAFFODIL for short — is based upon the delineation of two boundaries surrounding the depot location: the time‐constraint boundary and the cost equalization boundary. They are determined by feeding values into two key formulae:

Citation

BUXTON, G. and QUAYLE, N.J.T. (1971), "Application of a new approach to depot delivery areas", International Journal of Physical Distribution, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 117-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038834