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Logistics Network Design: A Simulation Study of a Nursery Stock Channel
D.R. McDermottThis study describes a simulation approach to the design of a logistics network involving the processes of growing and distributing a classifica‐tion of forest products. Since…
Distribution Systems Analysis
Jeremy DavisThis paper is concerned with the application of systems analysis to problems of physical distribution. The principles of systems analysis and the concepts of the systems approach…
Integrated Information Systems for Materials Management
Tage Skjoett‐LarsenAn essential part of any logistics system is the information flow related to the physical transactions. Without accurate and timely information the logistics system cannot respond…
Why Materials Management?
David H. FarmerThe philosophical arguments for adopting Logistics Management as an organisational concept are formidable. They embrace thinking which envisages an organisation as a whole rather…
Materials Management: The Other Side of PDM
Richard A. Lancioni, James PalmquistThe classical definition of PDM focuses on the broad spectrum of distribution activity, from the inbound raw materials; to the finished product flow; and to the end user. The…
A Chance‐constrained Distribution Model—An Application to the Forest Products Industry
Richard M. Reese, Henry O. PrudenThe ascendancy of vertical marketing structures as total systems has brought about considerable interest in designing distribution systems. Various administered and co‐operative…
Mode Choice in the context of Production Runs
John BinkleyMany studies of distribution cost have suggested the importance of inventory in the make‐up of total distribution cost. Substantial cost savings can be realised by freeing capital…
The Asset Management Approach to Spares Support
BaschAsset Management as used here means “the integration of inventory, transportation and warehousing to meet predetermined service levels at minimum costs”. Although this technique…