Spatial economies in distribution transports

R Laulajainen

Omega, 1977, vol. 5, issue 1, 67-76

Abstract: Unit costs of distribution transport (depot --> customer) are studied using a simulator. Petroleum companies with four spatial distribution parameters--size (= market share), market area, depot pattern and customer structure--are used as observations. Relevant combinations of the parameters are evaluated with real world data. The unexpectedly small differences between alternatives appear to be due to the dominance of a single urban agglomeration.

Date: 1977
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