Sunday, August 30, 2009

Distribution

Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) is a planning & scheduling system for distribution networks.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Welcome!

Hello and Welcome to the World of Media Distribution!

This blog has been set up as a discussion tool for issues focused on the distribution of media. Media to include text, graphics, music, motion pictures, etc.

Why this blog? Well for one reason it is to encourage my students to publish their thoughts on the subject and second it provides a places for others to share their perspectives.

About 5 years ago I started doing research on the topic of print media distribution and was surprised to find out that not much had been published on what I considered to be a very important topic. As a result I started a focused study on the structure and trends of distribution and an on-going dialogue on this issue. This research was culminated into a book, published in 2008, entitled Print media distribution: A look at the infrastructure, systems, and trends.

As the dialogue continues and as I interact and learn from my students the need to expand the discussion beyond printed media was quite clear. Media is transmitted in many ways and cross media distribution is necessary to get messages and information out to a wider audience. Also sometimes situations and preferences dictate how media content is sent and received.

While I am not a true blogger, my plan is to periodically post commentary into this blog and I hope to attract informative comments from those who visit this site.

So let the discussion begin.

Yours truly,

Distribution Diva