作者：Keizers, JM; Bertrand, JWM; Wessels, J
作者单位：Eindhoven University of Technology; Eindhoven University of Technology
摘要：We present a tool to diagnose the behavior of planners in complex production processes and to establish improvement potential for the delivery performance by changing the planning behavior. Scientific literature on production control offers valuable knowledge, but the complexity of real-life processes makes it impossible to directly apply this knowledge in real-life. The presented tool identifies possible deficiencies in the current way of managing the business processes, by matching the scien...
作者：Jack, EP; Raturi, AS
作者单位：University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Birmingham; University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati
摘要：This paper presents a theoretical framework for measuring volume flexibility and relating these measures to firm performance. We develop four metrics using the principle that a volume flexible firm can handle similar levels of uncertainty (as measured by sales variability) with smaller fluctuations in inputs (as measured by variability in cost of goods sold and variability in inventory levels). Then, using 20 years of Compustat data on 550 firms in the capital goods industry, we find that on t...
