Managing uncertainty in demand through inventory and workforce development

Silviya Valeva; Mike Hewitt; Barrett W. Thomas

doi:10.1080/00207543.2020.1818861

Managing uncertainty in demand through inventory and workforce development

Silviya Valeva
, Mike Hewitt
, Barrett W. Thomas

Quinlan School of Business

Rice University
University of Iowa

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Original language	American English
Journal	International Journal of Production Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2020.1818861
State	Published - Sep 22 2020

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

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