PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA. IN: TRANSPORT LOGISTICS
This paper focuses on the Tokyo Metropolitan Area where the physical distribution problems are the most severe. It examines the historical trend in urban physical distribution before and after the implementation of just-in-time (JIT) systems, explores the features and characteristics of this trend through a review of relevant statistics, and considers current and future problems
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Supplemental Notes:
- Originally published in: Logistics and Transportation Review, 1993, 29 (4), December, 335-53.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Shiomi, E
- Nomura, H
- Chow, G
- Niiro, K
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 464-482
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Serial:
- Classics in Transport Analysis
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Just in time production; Logistics; Physical distribution; Socioeconomic factors
- Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00963034
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1840645512
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 20 2003 12:00AM