Purpose: The Just-in-Sequence (JIS) approach is evidencing advantages in efficiently managing variety-driven costs, and reducing the risk of disruption in sourcing, manufacturing companies and third-party logistics. This has increased its implementation in the manufacturing industry, especially...

This paper analyses literature contributions in the search for safety stock problem under uncertainties and risks in the procurement process, focusing on the dimensioning problem (determination of the safety stock level). We perform a systematic literature review (SLR) from 1995 to 2019 in...