A Study on the Location Selection of Logistics Distribution Center based on the Network Analysis

Economic globalization, the development of information technology and electronic commerce have a profound impact on logistics, and give rise to the emergence of new characteristics of logistics. These characteristics, in turn, pose a higher and newer demand on the study of location selection of distribution center. In this paper, the optimized location model is built on the base of the illustration about GIS network analysis and the analysis of P-median location model. Through bringing in the costs of maintaining commodity, handling commodity and building distribution center ,this model can expand the P-median location model. Meanwhile, by means of minimizing total cost, it can also determine the quantity and location of distribution center, as well as relationship between supplying spots and distribution center, and relationship between users and distribution center.