A cyclic queue has one server and n nodes, where each node has its own distinct type of customers that arrive from the …, cyclic queues required that the work at any node arrive from the outside only. Our extension permits special nodes termed …

variability should be managed through artificial means such as safety stock, and appropriate triggers for changing production … production and inventory control with the goal of finding the appropriate trade-off between minimizing cost (of holding inventory … effectively does not mean reacting to every change in supply or demand. Doing so means increasing supply chain variability …

An important observation in supply chain management, known as the bullwhip effect, suggests that demand variability …

financial advantages when compared to companies that still followed a more traditional mode of production. The results also …

descriptive studies on the mechanics of these systems and their perceived benefits. We use a model of production to analyze both … informational and incentive rationales for reduced inventories. A JIT-like environment of low inventory levels is optimal in our … model because it helps workers to better observe and understand the production process and to think and act creatively to …