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Physical distribution of industrial goods is an area that has not changed during the last few decades. Production oriented companies usually have a long distribution channel to break down large production batches, step by step, warehouse by warehouse, to a product-mix demanded by the customers. A sales-oriented company uses a wide distribution channel, with many sales offices and ware-houses, to be geographically close to the customers.
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Abrahamsson, M. (1999). Time Based Distribution. In: Hadjiconstantinou, E. (eds) Quick Response in the Supply Chain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59997-2_14
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