Postponement Strategies in Supply Chain Management

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Cheng, T. C. Edwin (Συγγραφέας), Li, Jian (Συγγραφέας), Wan, C. L. Johnny (Συγγραφέας), Wang, Shouyang (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Έκδοση: First.
• Σειρά: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 143
• Θέματα: Business.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Management.; Industrial and Production Engineering.

Within supply chain management (SCM), postponement is a deliberate action to delay final manufacturing or distribution of a product until receipt of a customer order. This reduces the incidence of wrong manufacturing or incorrect inventory deployment. Postponement strategies and practices serve to r...