Henig, Mordechai; Gerchak, Yigal; Ernst, Ricardo; Pyke, … - In: Management Science 43 (1997) 2, pp. 184-189
To reduce lead-time and its variability, modern supply and transportation contracts often specify the frequency of, and …., Y. Gerchak. 1989. Transportation contracts and safety stocks for just-in-time deliveries. Manufacturing and Oper … transportation costs. We then use the resulting total costs to derive the optimal contract volume. Various examples are provided. The …