| Article ID: | iaor1993881 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Start Page Number: | 1212 |
| End Page Number: | 1214 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1992 |
| Journal: | Management Science |
| Authors: | Hall Randolph W. |
| Keywords: | distribution, supply |
The bounds on direct shipping cost developed by Gallego and Simchi-Levi are used in this note to demonstrate that it is difficult to rule out multiple stop inventory-routing strategies, even when the optimal shipment size for direct shipping is a full vehicle.