The Empirical Determinants of Inventory Levels in High-Volume Manufacturing

This study uses survey data on several hundred automotive suppliers in North America to evaluate the determinants of inventory levels in high-volume discrete parts manufacturing. We assess the magnitude of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventories, as well as production lot s...

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Main Authors: Lieberman, Marvin B., Demeester, Lieven, Helper, Susan
Language:en_US
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1621