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Twenty Years of Strategic Distribution System Design: An Evolutionary Perspective

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  • Arthur M. Geoffrion

    (Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095)

  • Richard F. Powers

    (INSIGHT, Inc., PO Box 1609, Bend, Oregon 97702)

Abstract

Using optimization to design distribution systems became technically feasible a little more than two decades ago, and developments have occurred at a rapid rate ever since. These developments can be understood in terms of six evolutionary processes. Four are core: evolution of algorithms, data development tools, model features and software capabilities, and how companies actually use software for designing distribution systems. The other two are environmental: evolution of logistics as a corporate function and of computer and communications technology.

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  • Arthur M. Geoffrion & Richard F. Powers, 1995. "Twenty Years of Strategic Distribution System Design: An Evolutionary Perspective," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 25(5), pages 105-127, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:25:y:1995:i:5:p:105-127
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.25.5.105
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