Namit, Kal; Chen, Jim - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 29 (1999) 2, pp. 138-154
Studies have shown (1) that a company that ignores lead‐time demand variability may suffer great financial damage, (2) that the gamma distribution provides the most common best fit to lead‐time demand for a variety of inventory items, and (3) that a fixed lead‐time demand assumption or a...