Wholesale Food Distribution Facilities for Springfield, Mass

Paul J. Hanlon, W. Edward Blackmore and Donald R. Marion

No 312024, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: At the request of the Joint Civic Agencies of Springfield, the University of Massachusetts made a brief examination of the Springfield wholesale food market in the summer of 1963. This preliminary study determined that building a market for all food wholesalers was feasible, but that further study was needed. Mayor Ryan then requested the Transportation and Facilities Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, to develop plans for a wholesale food distribution center for the city, determine the facilities required, and estimate the cost involved. The imminent encroachment of Interstate Route 91 upon the market area was a factor in this request. The study had the following objectives: • To analyze the food marketing situation and to determine the adequacy of the marketing facilities in Springfield in the light of present and future needs. • To develop plans and designs for facilities and consider sites that would be adequate to provide the most efficient means of distributing Springfield's food supplies. • To estimate costs of facility construction, possible operating expenses, and self-liquidating potentials. • To estimate probable savings and other benefits from any suggested improvements.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54
Date: 1965-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312024

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