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Marketing Channels and Economic Development: A Literature Overview
Bruce MallenThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and organisation of the literature which deals with the interaction of economic development and marketing channel structure…
The Influence of the Image of Suppliers on Buyer Behaviour in the Freight Transport Market
M.T. Cunningham, K. KettlewoodThe freight transport market in the UK has been increasing at a rate of between 1 and 2% p.a. since the mid 1960 a s measured by total ton‐miles and it is worth some £1,500…
Cost Tradeoffs in Distribution Management
D.P. HerronThere are a number of new techniques which have recently been developed for improving the design and economic justification of distribution facilities and management systems…
Supplier Control of Distribution Channels
J.F. LoweDecisions concerning channels and the physical distribution of goods have received a minimal amount of attention from marketing writers. Drucker once referred to distribution as…
How Stores are Recalled: Store Names Versus “Area” Type Terms
Arieh GoldmanStore names are perhaps the most visible aspect of the store entity, and are one of the main features used by consumers to specify and identify a store. Also, store names are…
A Profile of the UK Distribution Executive and his Organisational Responsibilities
Graham Buxton, Let LeeOne of the basic problems hindering effective implementation of the physical distribution management (PDM) concept in many companies today is organisational rigidity. By this is…
Communications Forum: A Note on the “Need” for Graduate Education in Transportation in the United States
Gus L. Keolanui, Donald F. WoodDespite the fact that transportation accounts for about 20% of the gross national product of the United States, transportation course offerings‐at both the undergraduate and…
Transport Education in Canada — A Contrast
Karl M. RuppenthalThe rather dour outlook for transport graduates in the US noted by Gus L. Keolanui and Donald F. Wood is all too true. For a decade or so the number of transportation courses…
INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION NEWS
The problems of High Street deliveries Some of the problems facing transport companies delivering goods in the High Streets of big cities were spelt out in April by Mr. Peter…