The Empirical Determinants of Inventory Levels in High-Volume Manufacturing

• Main Authors: LIEBERMAN, Marvin B., HELPER, Susan, DEMEESTER, Lieven
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1999
• Subjects: Automotive; Inventory; JIT manufacturing; Supply chain; Business; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1063; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2062/viewcontent/EmpiricalDeterminantsInventory_1999.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This study uses survey data on several hundred automotive suppliers in North America to evaluate the determinants of inventory levels in high-volume discrete parts manufacturing. We assess the magnitude of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventories held at automotive supply plant...