Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1023791 Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 2008 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

Despite freight transport operations being influenced by supply chain dynamics, there has been only a very limited investigation into the impact of demand amplification on this function, with almost no analytical research. This paper aims, through spreadsheet simulation of a generic production control system, to quantify the impact of demand amplification on transport performance. Performance measures evaluated include both transport cost and efficiency. The results in general find a negative relationship between transport performance and demand amplification. It is also found that the ratio of vehicle capacity to average demand affects these results.

Related Topics
Social Sciences and Humanities Business, Management and Accounting Business and International Management
Authors
, ,