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8959	Herling, J. P.; Beeler, M. G. Fancher; Reisman, A.; Dean, B. V.	Improved Delivery of Library Materials: The Cleveland Experience	1974-12-01	15	.pdf	application/pdf	3880	653	69	Improved Delivery of Library Materials: by solving, through the application of operations research methods, a complex problem of delivery of library materials in an urban, multisystem library service region. Cleveland in 1968, it became apparent that improved communications answer only a part of the problem of shared access to library materials. problem: how to make the total resources of all types of libraries in Greater Cleveland more accessible to all, hopefully, by providing daily delivery Operations Research Study and Design of an Optimal Distribution Network for Selected Public, Academic, and Special Libraries in Greater had the operations research approach been utilized to improve a library delivery system of the scope of that with which we were dealing. in consideration of the network of library demands and geographical locations of garages, vehicles, and drivers. Utility CU1'Ves for the Timeliness of Library .Materials Delivery. delivery within a week; timeliness value (utility), as shown in Figures 3 	./cache/8959.pdf	./txt/8959.txt