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A Case Study on the Economic Analysis of Parcel Warehouse & Distribution Center  

Gim, Bong-Jin (Department of Industrial Engineering, Dankook University)
Yang, Moon-Hee (Department of Industrial Engineering, Dankook University)
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IE interfaces / v.15, no.4, 2002 , pp. 452-459 More about this Journal
Abstract
The volume of B2C products rapidly increases according to the activation of the electronic commerce. Small and medium electronic commerce companies request the establishment of Parcel Warehouse &Distribution Center(PWDC) that is invested by the post office. This paper presents an economic evaluation method for PWDC from the perspectives fo PWDC and the post office. Two types of warehouses are considered as alternatives for PWDC. One is the conventional warehouse, and the other is the automamic warehouse that is characterized by AS/RS and automatic dispenser system. A benefit/cost analysis method is used to evaluate PWDC since it has the property of public enterprise. A PWDC which will be located in Seoul and adjacent to a concentrated post office is selected as a case study to illustrate the procedure of economic analysis.
Keywords
the post office; parcel warehouse & distribution center; benefit/cost analysis;
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