Abstract
Cyclicality is a commonly observed phenomenon in market economies. Less well understood, however, is the amplification of cyclicality as one progresses up the supply chain from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to first-, second-, and third-tier suppliers. Recent studies have focused on management techniques to minimize inventory costs when faced with amplification in product distribution chains (Baganha and Cohen 1996; Lee, Padmanabhan, and Whang 1997; Sterman 1989a).2 This paper instead examines long-term supplier productivity as influenced by amplification in capital goods supply chains.
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Anderson, E.G., Fine, C.H. (1999). Business Cycles and Productivity in Capital Equipment Supply Chains. In: Tayur, S., Ganeshan, R., Magazine, M. (eds) Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 17. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4949-9_13
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