| Article ID: | iaor199154 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Start Page Number: | 36 |
| End Page Number: | 40 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1988 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | South John B., Hixson Ralph |
An alternative to safety stock for responding to random fluctuations in demand to carry excess capacity. In this article, the authors suggest an approach for gaining some insight into evaluating the benefits of excess capacity against safety stock.