Electronic Resource
Bingley
:
Emerald
International journal of physical distribution and logistics management
30 (2000), S. 128-144
ISSN:
0960-0035
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Current studies indicate that buyers can improve lead-time performance and reduce total inventory-system costs by splitting orders between two suppliers. These studies, however, treat transportation only implicitly as an element of the cost of placing an order. This is an important limitation, because shipping costs increase disproportionately as the size of shipment decreases and typically comprise a sizeable portion of total logistics cost. Investigates the role of transportation in the decision to procure from either one or two suppliers. A state-of-the art model was first modified to treat transportation costs explicitly and then used to conduct 54 experiments to measure the gains or losses in total logistics costs under a variety of representative conditions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09600030010318847
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