Determining the optimal size of supply base with the consideration of risks of supply disruptions

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-135

  Sarkar, Ashutosh ^a   Mohapatra, Pratap K J ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Supply base; Supply disruption; Supply risk

Indexed keywords

FIXED COSTS; OPTIMAL SIZES; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SUPPLY BASE; SUPPLY DISRUPTION; SUPPLY RISK; TABULAR METHODS; TREE-LIKE STRUCTURES;

COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION TREES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 67349100935     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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