International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management: Volume 10 Issue 1

Truck Fleet Composition for Concrete Distribution

David G. Woods, Frank C. Harris

The competition in the supply of concrete to the construction industry is very intense indeed, particularly in these present times of economic slump. It is therefore a distinct…

The Impact of Repair—Echelon Effectiveness and Location on Spare Stock

A. Subash Babu, Prem Vrat

This paper discusses integrated logistics in a two‐level repair‐inventory system of a transport corporation where there is one central depot and twenty subordinate depots which…

Shipper Attitudes Toward Freight Transportation Choice: A Factor Analytic Study

Michael A. McGinnis

Several variables are widely regarded as affecting the shippers' transportation choice process. Early analyses of transportation choice by Meyer et and by Friedlaender emphasised…

The Application of Gert Modelling and Simulation to Logistics

John T. Mentzer, Stephen C. Cosmas

The application of computer modelling and simulation to logistics networks has been quite common. The primary reason is that logistical systems possess inherent characteristics…

The Export Shipping Manager in the UK

G.J. Davies, R. Gray

The place of the international physical distribution function (or shipping function as it is conventionally called in the United Kingdom) has been largely neglected in the area of…

A Case Analysis of Matheson Foods

Ronald H. Ballou

As the president of a large cosmetics manufacturing firm put it, “All of management's mistakes end up in inventory”. This seems to be an accurate description of the 1977 situation…