The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, it classifies research on distribution network design (DND) according to the methodologies adopted and themes tackled. Second, it discusses the main implications for practitioners. Finally, it proposes a few promising directions for future research.
Discusses the design of large-scale distribution networks which entails taking decisions on a large number of issues that are all closely interrelated, making it difficult to develop a competitive distribution strategy. Many support systems for distribution planning have been developed, but they do not facilitate a coherent approach to the design process. Presents a logistic planning system tha…