Hanqing Li
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, 100044, Beijing, China
Yihong Ru
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, 100044, Beijing, China
Jihua Han
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, 100044, Beijing, China
Weiyang Xu
School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, 100044, Beijing, China
ABSTRACT
This research proposes an evaluation and identification approach illustrated in the context of 108 Distribution Centers (DCs) of a big soft drink company. We measure DC productivity, find the relationship between different impact variables, evaluate and identify what are the most influence variables using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology with over 2 years weekly data. The results showed high productivity cannot usually guarantee good revenue performance. if distribution center want to promote their productivity, they can reduce their forecast error, improve the fill rate but all hardworking may not be able to boost sales.
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Hanqing Li, Yihong Ru, Jihua Han and Weiyang Xu, 2013. What Makes a Difference? An Evaluation and Identification Approach to Distribution Center Productivity Using DEA. Information Technology Journal, 12: 8308-8312.
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.8308.8312
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2013.8308.8312
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2013.8308.8312
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=itj.2013.8308.8312
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