International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management: Volume 17 Issue 3

The Determination of Purchasing Objectives and Strategies: Some Key Influences

J.R. Caddick, B.G. Dale

There is no great reservoir of literature available to the serious student of that part of management sciences known as purchasing. Although there are a number of textbooks…

Achieving Buyer‐Seller Satisfaction through Carrier Service

William Wagner

An integral part of customer service revolves around distribution. With markets broadening geographically, technology advancing, economic conditions and interest rates more…

Multi‐Stage Transportation Consolidation Analysis Using Dynamic Simulation

David J. Closs, Robert L. Cook

One strategy that can offer substantial transportation performance improvement is freight consolidation. Freight consolidation refers to the practice of aggregating customer…

Correlates of Franchisee Satisfaction: The Case of Saudi Car Dealers

Ugur Yavas, Ghazi Habib

Recent literature in marketing reveals a substantial growth of interest in behavioural issues relating to channels of distribution. It appears that research in behavioural aspects…

The Multi‐Criteria Warehouse Location Problem Revisited

Sang M. Lee, Richard L. Luebbe

In several earlier issues of this journal, a multi‐criteria warehouse location problem was discussed with the focus of these articles on the solution methodology employed. The…