In the past few decades, there has been increasing interest in the use of relationships to help monitor and control buyer-supplier transactions, but there is little empirical evidence that taking such an approach can really affect the bottom line. Sponsored by the Integrated Supply Chain Management Program. Steady State Cyclical Queues.
Most queues are cyclical, in that they exhibit clear daily, weekly or seasonal patterns.
This research first seeks to develop equations that can readily be used to describe the behavior of such queues. Next, we demonstrate how to apply these equations to attain a better understanding of common transportation problems. Today, this lack of ability to re-plan in light of disruptions results in major discrepancies between planned and actual operations. Sponsored through the Center for Transportation Studies by the Region One University Transportation Centers Program, US Department of Transportation. In particular, we want to know where to place decoupling inventories, so-called strategic inventories, across the supply chain so as to minimize inventory holding costs subject to a service constraint for satisfying demand.