Evaluating flexibility on order quantity and delivery lead time for a supply chain system

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1193-1202

  Wang, Yi Chi ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delivery lead time flexibility; Supply chain flexibility; Volume flexibility

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CLARIFICATION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

CUSTOMER NEEDS; DELIVERY LEAD TIME FLEXIBILITY; DELIVERY LEAD TIMES; DUE DATES; KEY COMPONENTS; LEAD TIMES; MANUFACTURING FACTORIES; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; MATERIAL SUPPLIERS; ORDER QUANTITIES; PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITIES; SIMULATION MODELS; SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITIES; SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY; SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS; VOLUME FLEXIBILITY;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 55749097789     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720802298939     Document Type: Article

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