| Article ID: | iaor19921253 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 37 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| Start Page Number: | 1496 |
| End Page Number: | 1497 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1991 |
| Journal: | Management Science |
| Authors: | Hall Randolph W. |
| Keywords: | scheduling, distribution |
In a recent paper, Anily and Federgruen developed a methodology for assigning retailers to vehicle tours, with the objective of minimizing long-run average transportation and inventory costs. This comment demonstrates that coordinating deliveries among tours can reduce cost over their solution.