A supply chain coordination mechanism for common items subject to failure in the electronics, defense, and medical industries

• Published in: International journal of production economics Vol. 203; pp. 164 - 173
• Main Authors: Sher, Mikhail M., Kim, Seung-Lae, Banerjee, Avijit, Paz, Michael T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Inventory; Supply chain coordination; Supply chain management; Supply chain management; C44; Supply chain coordination; Inventory

Prior research on inventory management for imperfect items assumes that such items can be dealt with through salvage or rework. Increased repair costs and decreased production costs arising from modern production processes (e.g. miniaturization, 3D printing), however, have led suppliers to increasin...