| Preface to the Fourth Edition | 6 |
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| Preface to the Third Edition | 7 |
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| Preface to the Second Edition | 8 |
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| Preface to the First Edition | 9 |
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| Table of Contents | 12 |
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| 1 The Use of Succinct Models and Data Summaries | 17 |
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| 1.1 Different Approaches for Solving Logistics Problems | 17 |
| 1.2 An Example | 18 |
| 1.3 Remarks | 24 |
| Suggested Exercises | 27 |
| 2 Cost | 31 |
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| 2.1 Initial Remarks | 31 |
| 2.2 Holding Costs | 33 |
| 2.3 Transportation Costs | 39 |
| 2.4 Handling Costs | 48 |
| 2.5 Stochastic Effects | 54 |
| Suggested Exercises | 61 |
| Glossary of Symbols | 63 |
| 3 Optimization Methods: One-to-One Distribution | 65 |
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| 3.1 Initial Remarks | 65 |
| 3.2 The Lot Size Problem with Constant Demand | 66 |
| 3.3 The Lot Size Problem with Variable Demand | 72 |
| 3.4 Other One-Dimensional Location Problems | 80 |
| 3.5 Accuracy of the CA Expression | 85 |
| 3.6 Generalization of the CA Approach Approach Approach Approach Approach | 89 |
| 3.7 Network Design Issues | 91 |
| Suggested Exercises | 100 |
| Glossary of Symbols | 106 |
| 4 One-to-Many Distribution | 108 |
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| 4.1 Initial Remarks | 108 |
| 4.2 The Transportation Operation | 110 |
| 4.3 Identical Customers | Fixed Vehicle Loads Loads |
| 4.4 Identical Customers | Vehicle Loads Not Given |
| 4.5 Implementation Considerations | 140 |
| 4.6 Different Customers: Symmetric Strategies | 148 |
| 4.7 Different Customers: Asymmetric Strategies | 159 |
| 4.8 Other Extensions | 163 |
| Suggested Exercises | 169 |
| Glossary of Symbols | 173 |
| 5 One-To-Many Distribution with Transshipments | 176 |
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| 5.1 Initial Remarks | 176 |
| 5.2 Distribution with Transshipments | 177 |
| 5.4 Refinements and Extensions | 196 |
| 5.5 Multiple Transshipments | 210 |
| 5.6 Automatic Discretization | 216 |
| Suggested Exercises | 222 |
| Glossary of Symbols | 228 |
| 6 Many-To-Many Distribution | 230 |
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| 6.1 Initial Remarks | 230 |
| 6.2 Operation Without Transshipments | 235 |
| 6.3 One Terminal Systems | 238 |
| 6.3.1 Symmetric Strategies | 239 |
| 6.4 Multi-Terminal Systems: One Transshipment | 247 |
| 6.5 Multi-Terminal Systems: Multiple Transshipments | 264 |
| Suggested Exercises | 275 |
| Glossary of Symbols | 282 |
| References | 284 |
| Appendix A: Some Properties of the TSP and the VRP | 292 |
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| Appendix B | 300 |
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| Index | 303 |