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Application of a new approach to depot delivery areas
G. BUXTON, N.J.T. QUAYLEIn 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…
Traffic and distribution management
James A. ConstantinThe related concepts of traffic and distribution management are discussed in terms of corporate systems, strategies and programs. In particular, reference is made to the…
A vehicle fleet costs more
S. Eilon, C.D.T. Watson‐Gandy, A. HeilbronThe growing interest in recent years in the use of operational research methods in fleet management probably stems from the realization that the cost of distribution of goods and…
The long range planning of physical distribution
D.E. HUSSEYConsiderable payoffs can be achieved through the application of the techniques and methods of long range corporate planning to the distribution function. In this article a…
Packaging and distribution
Yngve HammenbergA marked feature of the rapid, fundamental reorganization of the distribution of goods in industrialized countries is the switch to self‐service and all‐round food stores. The…
Controlling customer logistics service
JAMES L. HESKETTCustomer logistics service may mean different things to various organizations! Heavy emphasis in one organization may be placed on having a product available at the time, at the…
Out of Town regional shopping centres
TERRY J. HILLIERThe fears of many consumers a few years ago concerning the apparent impersonality and size of many shopping developments, have now been largely overcome. These have been…
Why long term planning in distribution
HARRY J. BRUCE, PETER P. NOVASThe subject of forward or long‐range planning for the business enterprise is of such recent interest and development that it is difficult to find useful information of any real…