Demonstrating the Use of Spatial Optimising Techniques by Means of a Freight Distribution Game.

McKinnon, Alan C.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Demonstrating the Use of Spatial Optimising Techniques by Means of a Freight Distribution Game.

McKinnon, Alan C.

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v8 n2 p151-57 1984

College seniors in a geography of marketing and distribution course learn about spatial optimizing techniques by participating in a freight distribution game. Students plan the distribution of confectionery from two factories in England to 20 wholesale and retail customers in Scotland. The team that designs the lowest cost system wins. (RM)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography, Marketing, Simulation, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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