A Note on the Centre of Gravity in Depot Location

C. D. T. Watson-Gandy
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C. D. T. Watson-Gandy: Imperial College of Science and Technology

Management Science, 1972, vol. 18, issue 8, B478-B481

Abstract: This note reports some experiments relating to the centre of gravity in distribution problems. It is shown that under certain conditions very substantial errors can be incurred if the centre of gravity is used as the depot location instead of other measures.

Date: 1972
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