Journal: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Found 118 papers in total
Improving order-picking performance through the implementation of class-based storage
2004,
Class-based storage (CBS) partitions stock-keeping units (SKUs) into storage classes...
Reverse logistics in e-business. Optimal price and return policy
2004,
In an Internet direct sales supply chain, the customers buy direct from the...
Using the assortment forecasting method to enable sales force involvement in forecasting. A case study
2004,
The paper presents how a European pick-and-mix confectionery company has employed a...
Integrating demand and supply variability into safety stock evaluations
2004,
Managing inventories efficiently is a key factor for effective supply chain...
Productivity and efficiency in the trucking industry. Accounting for traffic fatalities
2004,
Develops and estimates efficiency and productivity measures in the US trucking and...
Increasing service through aggressive dealer inventory return policies
2003,
In this paper, manufacturer dealer return policies are examined for high volume part...
Economic order quantity models for postponed payment of stored commodities
2003,
In inventory theory the inventory holding cost per unit plays an important part. In...
Ordering policies for items with seasonal demand
2003,
This paper deals with finding economic order quantity, number of orders to be placed...
The bullwhip effect in intra-organisational echelons
2003,
This research applies the construct of bullwhip effect in a non-traditional context....
The interdependence of inventory management and retail shelf management
2002,
Acknowledges that the effect of displayed inventory on retail sales is widely...
Managing multi-item common vendor inventory system with random demands
2002,
This paper deals with developing new heuristic ordering rules for managing multi-item,...
Solving the last mile issue: Reception box or delivery box?
2001,
One of the biggest challenges in B2C e-commerce is the so-called ‘last...
Managing the supply chain with standard mixed loads
2001,
Describes the complementary standard mixed loads concept (the standard mix concept in...
Using simulated annealing to solve the p-hub median problem
2001,
Locating hub facilities is important in different types of transportation and...
Relationships between inventory, sales and service in a retail chain store operation
2001,
Effective inventory management is critical to retailing success. Surprisingly, there...
An alternative analysis of inventory costs of JIT and EOQ purchasing
2001,
Recent models comparing inventory costs under just-in-time (JIT) purchasing plans and...
Order release mechanisms in supply chain management: A simulation approach
2001,
A simulation approach to measuring supply chain performance is evaluated which...
Optimality analysis of facility location problems using response surface methodology
2001,
Response surface methodology is used for optimality analysis of the cost coefficients...
The dynamics of emergency transhipment supply chains
2000,
Considers the dynamical effect of lateral emergency transhipments within a supply...
Waves, beaches, breakwaters and rip currents; a three-dimensional view of supply chain dynamics
2000,
Describes a two- and, later, a three-dimensional view of supply chain dynamics within...
A prototype decision support system for strategic planning under uncertainty
2000,
Strategic planning of the supply chain is an important decision problem determining...
Genetic optimisation of a fuzzy distribution model
2000,
Distribution problems deal with distribution from a number of sources to a number of...
Storage location assignment in a distribution center
2000,
Considering a relay order pick system in a distribution center, we propose a heuristic...
An information technology and information systems acquisition and justification model for supply-chain management
2000,
Supply-chain management (SCM) involves coordinating and managing all the activities...
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