The Research of Logistics Establishment Location and Market Area

• Main Authors: I-Jin Tsai, 蔡宜兼
• Other Authors: Chaug-Ing Hsu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1995
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94963216746348274960

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 土木工程研究所 === 83 === This paper investigates the optimal density of retail establish- ments by addressing both physical distribution and spatial market problems. Instead of assuming inelastic demand in most logistics literature, this paper considers demand- supply interactions and assumes the density of establishments is endogenous. The commod- ities are assumed to be distributed from a depot directly or through one local terminal to many retail establishments. In such physical distribution system, average logistic cost per item, consumer demand for the commodity of a retail establishment, and the interrelationship between demand-supply are analyzed by using continuous space modeling. To determine the optimal, equilibrium density and number for retail establishments and local terminals, nonlinear programming problems are formulated by two different objectives, i.e. minimizing average logistic cost and maximizing total supply subject to the demand and supply equality.