THE INVENTORY-TRANSPORT MODEL WITH SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS BY INDIFFERENCE CURVES

For a total cost model the typical inventory model can be easily extended to include relevant transport factors with a sensitivity analysis. The analysis provides the shipper with a cost structure and indicates the basis for negotiating with carriers. An awareness by the carrier that the shipper analyzes the inventory-transport decision should make carrier management more sensitive to the impact of pricing and service strategies.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Traffic and Transportation

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• Authors:
  • BUFFA, F P
  • Reynolds, J I
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 83-90
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Costs; Freight service; Logistics; Marketing; Mathematical models; Quality of service; Rate making; Traffic managers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172632
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM