Caggiano, Kathryn E.; Muckstadt, John A.; Rappold, James A. - In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 8 (2006) 3, pp. 292-319
Two critical decisions must be made daily when managing multiechelon repair and distribution systems for service parts … locations to support service operations. In many such systems, procurement lead times for service parts are lengthy and variable … simulating the operation of a service parts supply chain, we demonstrate the value of employing integrated decision models over …