THE EFFECT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS. IN: TRANSPORT LOGISTICS
The paper reports on a research that investigated the effects of traffic congestion on the internal workings of 7 distribution centers that handle a broad range of fast moving consumer goods. The results indicate, with two exceptions, that the warehousing operations suffered only a minor amount of disruption as a result of traffic congestion. While recognizing that a survey of only seven distribution centers is too small for a wider generalization, even substantially widening the empirical base, it would still be difficult to derive an accurate estimate of the indirect costs of congestion to logistical operations.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Originally published in: International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 1999, 2 (2), 111-28.
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Corporate Authors:
William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
Northampton, MA United States 01060-3815 -
Authors:
- McKinnon, A
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 530-547
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Serial:
- Classics in Transport Analysis
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Freight service; Indirect costs; Logistics; Traffic congestion
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00963038
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1840645512
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 20 2003 12:00AM