作者:Liu, Fang; Song, Jing-Sheng; Tong, Jordan D.
作者单位:Nanyang Technological University; Duke University; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要:Stockpiling inventory is an essential strategy for building supply chain resilience. It enables firms to continue operating while finding a solution to an unexpected event that causes a supply disruption or demand surge. While extremely valuable when actually deployed, stockpiles incur large holding costs and usually provide no benefits until such a time. To help to reduce this cost, this study presents a new approach for managing stockpiles. We show that if leveraged intelligently, stockpiles...