| Article ID: | iaor1992900 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Start Page Number: | 61 |
| End Page Number: | 66 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1991 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Puttman Michiel T. |
| Keywords: | distribution |
To determine the logistic characteristics of their production system, individual manufacturers have to identify their ‘logistic degrees of freedom.’ Especially in process industries where a wide variety of process configurations is to be expected, identification of these logistic control variables can be an important clue in improving logistic performance.