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This book explores the relationship between the location of the firm, the location of its markets and suppliers, and the inventory holding behaviour of the firm. Space costs and time costs are manifested in inventory costs. The examination of these inventory costs allows new insights into the reasons for observed industrial location behaviour. In particular, we see that transport costs are only a small part of total distance costs, and that the values of the goods being shipped and the value-added by the firm, are crucial location determinants. This approach is then extended to an analysis of Just-In-Time (JIT) production.

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Author:   Philip McCann
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783642084232

ISBN 10:   3642084230
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Comparing Western and Japanese Industrial Purchasing Linkages.- 2 The Location of the Firm in Theory.- 3 The Logistics-Costs Model.- 4 The Logistics-Costs Analysis of JIT.- 5 Research Methodology.- 6 Empirical Research: The Scottish Electronics Industry.- 7 Conclusions: The Contribution of the Logistics-Costs Model to Theoretical and Empirical Issues in Regional Economics.- References.

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