Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/85593 
Year of Publication: 
1997
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 97-094/4
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
In this chapter we discuss a tactical optimisation problem that arises in a multistage distribution system where customer orders can be delivered from any stockpoint. A simple rule to allocate orders to locations is a break quantity rule, which routes large orders to higher-stage stockpoints and small orders to end-stockpoints. A so-called break quantity determines whether an order is small or large. We present a qualitative discussion on the implications of this rule for the marketing process, and a qualitative and quantitative analysis on the implications for the transportation and inventory costs. Furthermore, wepresent a case study for a company that implemented a break quantity rule. Finally, in the last section the main results are summarised.
Subjects: 
Distribution systems
inventory
transportation
marketing
break quantity rule
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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