출판물류센터 입지분석

Abstract

Book distribution problem is related with the consumer behaviors of book shopping and the geographical patterns of related facilities, such as bookstores, publishers, and distribution centers. According to electronic technology development book selling and book buying systems have changed considerably as well as the locations of publishing companies, book stores, and consumers in recent. Internet bookstores have been increased rapidly accompanied with the improvement of information technologies. Consumers do not necessary to show up to book stores when they purchase books. They can order books via on-lines, and receive delivered books at the places they want, such as at their homes or offices. Therefore, more affective factor on the Internet bookstores is the effective delivery systems rather than the geographical location of the shops. Various delivery systems have developed and operated for the internet bookstores. In order to save the delivery cost they utilize the delivery systems dropping ordered books to the subway stations and to the convenient stores directly from publishers and/or distribution centers. On the other hand, the locations of facilities related with book publishing and distribution have changed. In particular, the number of traditional bookstores has decreased in general, while Internet- and large scale- bookstores have increased during the last decade. However, there is a wide difference between regions. Large bookstores have been diffused to the economic cores of the Metropolitan Seoul and large cities located remotely from Seoul, while many small and medium size bookstores in rural areas have closed down.