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Performing in Uncertain Operating Environments: Buffer Inventory, Volume Flexibility or Both?

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  • Mwangola, Willis N.
  • Mackelprang, Alan W.
  • Burke, Gerard J.

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  • Mwangola, Willis N. & Mackelprang, Alan W. & Burke, Gerard J., 2024. "Performing in Uncertain Operating Environments: Buffer Inventory, Volume Flexibility or Both?," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 268(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:proeco:v:268:y:2024:i:c:s092552732300347x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.109115
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