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Demand Variability and Supply Chain Flexibility

Driving from pure Cost to Lean Flexibility Strategies

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Entwicklungspfade und Meilensteine moderner Logistik

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Demand variability is the controlling factor in supply chain design. This paper looks at the design of flexible supply chain built to for resilience so they are able to withstand random supply/demand imbalance. Product shortage can result either from unex pected demand increase or from an unexpected disruption in the supply of goods or material.

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Sheffi, Y. (2004). Demand Variability and Supply Chain Flexibility. In: Entwicklungspfade und Meilensteine moderner Logistik. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-89044-3_5

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