2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Freight Consolidation Strategies for Channel Management: A Response to Environmental Change
Authors : George C. Jackson, Fred W. Morgan
Published in: Proceedings of the 1982 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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High interest rates and inflation, combined with deregulation of the transportation industry, have significantly affected the environment within which channel decisions are conceived and implemented. In this article, freight consolidation is presented as a strategic response to these environmental disturbances.