Inbound Logistics: Analysing Inbound Consolidation Opportunities
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management
ISSN: 0269-8218
Article publication date: 1 April 1986
Abstract
Consolidation, the grouping of several small shipments into one at a designated location, can reduce total logistics cost. Total logistics cost includes consolidation, transportation and inventory costs. Identifying where cost‐saving opportunities exist is often confused by the interrelated nature of these various costs.
Citation
Buffa, F.P. (1986), "Inbound Logistics: Analysing Inbound Consolidation Opportunities", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 3-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014635
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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