Garg, Suresh; Vrat, Prem; Kanda, Arun - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 22 (2002) 5, pp. 565-583
The demand variability in case of assembly line operations can be absorbed either by multi‐skilling of operators on the line, empowering them to handle a wider mix of work‐elements or by holding finished goods inventory. This paper examines trade‐offs between these two groups of policies...