Research of Location Selection of Distribution Center for Service Based on Gravity Method

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For the multinational chemical company, a reasonable distribution center location decision needs to consider the chemical product characteristics, logistics costs, logistics response speed etc. Establishing a logistics distribution center in North China is significant for the company. Based on the analysis of logistics costs, this paper chose gravity method to obtain the optimal distribution center location, and did a comprehensive analysis of the actual situation and then come to a reasonable distribution center location.

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