MARKETING LOGISTICS & PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION PLANNING The University of Bradford Management Centre will be running this one‐week programme on two occasions in 1971 from the 21st to the 26th February and from the 12th to the 17th December.

Frequently the transport mode decision is made on the basis of a few rules of thumb. This article suggests that there are a number of key factors involved in a decision to use air freight.

A proposal for a distribution cost and revenue analysis format to provide information for logistics decisions and control.

The problem of the determination of delivery areas from given depot locations can frequently be complex. In this article the authors present a simple technique for developing depot boundaries for own‐fleet operation.

The related concepts of traffic and distribution management are discussed in terms of corporate systems, strategies and programs. In particular, reference is made to the organisational requirements of the new approach to distribution.

The growing interest in recent years in the use of operational research methods in fleet management probably stems from the realization that the cost of distribution of goods and services constitutes in some cases a significant proportion of the sales value of items. It is not surprising,...

Considerable payoffs can be achieved through the application of the techniques and methods of long range corporate planning to the distribution function. In this article a possible framework for long range distribution planning is suggested.

A marked feature of the rapid, fundamental reorganization of the distribution of goods in industrialized countries is the switch to self‐service and all‐round food stores. The self‐service system is almost universal in the food trade and its importance is growing rapidly in most other...

Customer logistics service may mean different things to various organizations! Heavy emphasis in one organization may be placed on having a product available at the time, at the place, and in the quantities desired. In another company, it may be desirable to preserve the relative freedom in the...