Multiple sourcing: The determination of lead times (Q806657)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4207196
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    Multiple sourcing: The determination of lead times
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4207196

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      Multiple sourcing: The determination of lead times (English)
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      1991
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      In a multiple sourcing environment, the order quantity may be split concurrently among vendors. This paper presents a technique for the estimation of parameters of the lead time distributions based on order statistics. Reduction in lead times due to multiple sourcing are also studied for the two vendor case.
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      parameter analysis
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      lead time policy
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      multiple sourcing
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      order statistics
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