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Publication date: 1 October 1972

SCIENTISTS and sociologists have for some time been gravely disquieted about the impact which modern technology is making upon society; a disquiet which has recently been…

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SCIENTISTS and sociologists have for some time been gravely disquieted about the impact which modern technology is making upon society; a disquiet which has recently been percolating through wider sections of all communities. Man has always recognized, since the first machine usurped the place of the human hand as the tool of production, that progress does good but brings harm in its wake, although it is not as quickly appreciated.

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Work Study, vol. 21 no. 10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0043-8022

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Publication date: 1 December 1965

ONE effect of sharing a common language with America is the imposition of a surfeit of books on matters like work study, in which our own literature is modest indeed. The almost…

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ONE effect of sharing a common language with America is the imposition of a surfeit of books on matters like work study, in which our own literature is modest indeed. The almost simultaneous publication of two books with a common subject is therefore very unusual. They both deal with work measurement, one in forty‐seven chapters and the other in fifteen. Since books are not judged by a quantitative standard this is no guide to their respective merits.

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Work Study, vol. 14 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0043-8022

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Publication date: 1 March 1967

J.E. SUSSAMS

How many factories and depots should a manufacturer of consumer products operate and where should they be situated? Computers can affect the answer.

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How many factories and depots should a manufacturer of consumer products operate and where should they be situated? Computers can affect the answer.

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Management Decision, vol. 1 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 1 August 1971

MODERN man can reach any part of this planet within thirty‐six hours. The people who inhabit it speak around two thousand languages. That is a measure of the difficulty in making…

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MODERN man can reach any part of this planet within thirty‐six hours. The people who inhabit it speak around two thousand languages. That is a measure of the difficulty in making human contacts. It makes the Tower of Babel seem like a kindergarten. In view of this, instead of bemoaning that the world has progressed so little, we should marvel that it has progressed so much.

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Work Study, vol. 20 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0043-8022

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Publication date: 1 March 1976

Graham K. Rand

The article by Merchant discusses two choices to be made by a practitioner faced with a facility location problem:

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The article by Merchant discusses two choices to be made by a practitioner faced with a facility location problem:

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International Journal of Physical Distribution, vol. 6 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0020-7527

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Publication date: 1 April 1992

This issue contains abstract under the following headings: Logistics & Distribution Strategy; Supply Chain Management; IT in Logistics & Distribution; Just‐in‐Time Management; and…

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This issue contains abstract under the following headings: Logistics & Distribution Strategy; Supply Chain Management; IT in Logistics & Distribution; Just‐in‐Time Management; and Accounting for Logistics.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, vol. 22 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0960-0035

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Publication date: 1 December 1972

A conference can range from good to bad. It can be well or poorly organized, comfortably or indifferently housed, a profitable or wasted use of time. If conferences were rated…

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A conference can range from good to bad. It can be well or poorly organized, comfortably or indifferently housed, a profitable or wasted use of time. If conferences were rated like hotels and stars indicated their merit, the one held in Munich at the end of October should be awarded the maximum number.

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Work Study, vol. 21 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0043-8022

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Publication date: 1 June 1979

A. Subash Babu and Prem Vrat

This paper discusses integrated logistics in a two‐level repair‐inventory system of a transport corporation where there is one central depot and twenty subordinate depots which

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This paper discusses integrated logistics in a two‐level repair‐inventory system of a transport corporation where there is one central depot and twenty subordinate depots which cater to the needs of the population in a metropolitan city in India. An expensive, recoverable spare (engine) is considered with (S — 1, S) inventory policy. It is reported that the present location of the central facility is not optimal. The advantages possible by optimally locating this central facility are highlighted with results. The impact of increasing the maintenance effectiveness on the optimum spare stock level and the total system cost are discussed.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0269-8218

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Publication date: 1 March 1972

Rupert Fisher and Melvyn Hirst

Makes a timely assessment of the specifically British contribution in the field of marketing models, which provides a useful basis for further development. Reviews UK writing on…

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Makes a timely assessment of the specifically British contribution in the field of marketing models, which provides a useful basis for further development. Reviews UK writing on models of market behaviour, advertising models, distribution models, pricing models and new‐product models. Makes a distinction between macro‐ and micro‐models: a macro‐model does not require information about individual units in the market, such as households: micro‐models need data about individual units, therefore require much more information. Concludes that the findings give valuable insight into consumer purchasing patterns – providing early prediction of future success or failure.

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European Journal of Marketing, vol. 6 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0566

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Publication date: 1 November 1965

ORGANIZATIONS operating in a city which earned the phrase ‘Shipshape and Bristol fashion’ have a formidable reputation to maintain. So much is expected of them. One at least need…

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ORGANIZATIONS operating in a city which earned the phrase ‘Shipshape and Bristol fashion’ have a formidable reputation to maintain. So much is expected of them. One at least need have no fears on those grounds if a first visit to its Annual Conference is typical of previous ones. It is the Department of Work Study and Staff Training of the Engineering Employers' West of England Association.

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Work Study, vol. 14 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0043-8022

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