INVENTORY, TRANSPORTATION, SERVICE QUALITY AND THE LOCATION OF DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. IN: TRANSPORT LOGISTICS

This paper develops an analysis procedure for the location of distribution centers that integrates facility costs, inventory costs, transportation costs and service responsiveness. The procedure integrates ideas in queuing theory, discrete choice location analysis and multi-objective decision making. Using this procedure, decision makers can easily understand the service cost trade offs that are available, so that optimal location decisions can be reached. The paper discusses an application to the US automotive industry in detail.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Originally published as: European Journal of Operational Research, 2001, 129 (2). March, 362-71.
• Corporate Authors:

  Edward Elgar Publishers

  William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
  Northampton, MA  United States  01060-3815
• Authors:
  • Nozick, L K
  • Turnquist, M A
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 123-132
• Serial:
  • Classics in Transport Analysis
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost control; Inventory control; Level of service; Logistics; Optimization; Quality of service
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00962984
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840645512
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 11 2003 12:00AM