OPTIMIZATION OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS APPLIED TO THE SALE OF VEHICLE WEAR PARTS ON FREE SALES ROUTES

OPTIMIERUNG VON DISTRIBUTIONSSYSTEMEN, ANGEWANDT AUF DEN ABSATZ VON KRAFTFAHRZEUG-VERSHLEISSTEILEN IM FREIEN VERTRIEBSWEG

A sales system for vehicle wear parts should be changed to minimize costs, taking into account considerations of risk and flexibility. The structure of demand and the competition were assumed to be known. An analysis of the actual state of the sales system under consideration was carried out and the present state of the literature (stock keeping, transport costs, assessment of product, program and acquisition policy) and the development of a model for optimizing goods distribution systems are described. The stock keeping costs (influential factors, safety stock costs, optimum ordering quantities), transport costs for star or daily ring transport (division of area, roads, transport cost model, plausibility analysis) and a minimum cost acquisition strategy (density of sales outlets, influential factors specific to dealers) were determined. A system model and a target function are also introduced. Finally, the results of the sales system optimization are submitted.

• Corporate Authors:

  Karlsruhe University, West Germany

  Kaiserstrasse 12
  7500 Karlsruhe,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Baus, M
• Publication Date: 1986-5-26

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 340 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost allocation; Optimization; Physical distribution; Retail trade; Sales; Vehicle components
• Uncontrolled Terms: Distribution systems
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479610
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM