An analysis of manufacturer benefits under vendor-managed systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 455-477

  Savasaneril, Secil ^a   Erkip, Nesim ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Capacity management; Consignment stock; Operational flexibility; Vendor managed inventory; Vertical collaboration

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT; CONSIGNMENT STOCKS; INCREASED FLEXIBILITY; INFORMATION SHARING; INVENTORY LEVELS; OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY;

PROFITABILITY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 77951994596     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170903459968     Document Type: Article

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