In todays buyers market, the enterprises that are
able to win the market will win the competition.
That is why the study on distribution chain is
attracting extensive attentions from academics
and industry. In this book, an integrated
methodology is developed to design a distribution
chain. A distribution chain will be designed in three
phases. In the pre-design phase, all possible
distributors are evaluated quantitatively, and a set
of eligible distributors are selected to design a
distribution chain. In the design phase, a set of
models are developed to design a distribution chain.
The...