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Identifying Warehouse Location Using Hierarchical Clustering

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  • Sebastjan ŠKERLIČ

    (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation Pot pomorščakov 4, SI-6320 Portoroŝ, Slovenia)

  • Robert MUHA

    (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation Pot pomorščakov 4, SI-6320 Portoroŝ, Slovenia)

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Summary. Identifying the optimal warehouse location involves a series of qualitative and quantitative factors. The purpose of this study was...

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  • Sebastjan ŠKERLIČ & Robert MUHA, 2016. "Identifying Warehouse Location Using Hierarchical Clustering," Transport Problems, Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport, vol. 11(3), pages 121-129, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:exl:1trans:v:11:y:2016:i:3:p:121-129
    DOI: 10.20858/tp.2016.11.3.12
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