Article ID: | iaor19982726 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 43 |
Issue: | 9 |
Start Page Number: | 1189 |
End Page Number: | 1197 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
Journal: | Management Science |
Authors: | Thomas L. Joseph, Sox Charles R. |
Keywords: | inventory, production, queues: theory |
Customer service has assumed strategic importance in most manufacturing environments. Corporate reputations often depend on how reliably promised lead times are met. A goal of filling orders within a service window of