| Article ID: | iaor1998182 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 193 |
| End Page Number: | 195 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Journal: | Transportation Science |
| Authors: | Jones Philip C., Qian Tianbing |
| Keywords: | transportation: general |
In this paper, we consider one warehouse/multiple retailer systems with transportation costs. The planning horizon is infinite and the warehouse keeps no central inventory. It is shown that the fully loaded direct shipping strategy is