Showing papers on "Distribution center published in 1974"
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the problems associated with the physical distribution of freight, as well as the problems of distribution center location and suggest that these two areas are very much interrelated and should be considered together as components of a single system.
Abstract: Many of the problems of urban goods movements may be related to the present methods of analyzing freight distribution systems in urban areas. This paper considers the problems associated with the physical distribution of freight, as well as the problems of distribution center location. The authors suggest that these two areas are very much interrelated and should be considered together as components of a single system. An extensive literature review of freight distribution and terminal location research is presented with special reference to the feasibility of designing a unified distribution system-terminal location theory. Also an attempt is made to match theoretical approaches and insights with the practical requirements and concerns of freight distribution in urban areas. The authors conclude that much of the purely theoretical work has little, if any, relevance to the solution of real-world distribution and location problems. It can be concluded that serious faults underlie component-by-component analysis of the distribution system. This approach is questionable because the performance of the whole system is the decisive element in the functioning of a distribution system, rather than the individual operation of its components.
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