Managing Resources and Operations: how can the supplier ensure that the customer does not run out of parts even in the face of delivery problems or other uncertainties?

Managing Resources and Operations A supplier provides parts to a manufacturing company that demands JIT deliveries. At the present time it takes 6 hours to make a round-trip between the supplier’s warehouse and the customer, including loading, travel and unloading time. The lot size is 12 pallet loads on a truck, and the manufacturer uses … Read more