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...

In order to be more efficient, firms have adopted strategies such as outsourcing, global partnerships and lean practices. Although such strategies have tremendous abilities to improve the efficiencies but simultaneously they make the firms vulnerable to market uncertainties, dependencies and...