Inventory Management - Safety Stock
This note presents the concept of safety stock as a way of protecting the company against uncertainty in stock behavior. It contains a number of examples and a spreadsheet that calculates the size of the safety stock, taking into account the parameters that affect it. It continues with a discussion of advanced aspects related with safety stocks.
Collection: IESE (España)
Ref: PN-428-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 16
Publication Date: Dec 20, 2002
Language: English, Spanish
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This note presents the concept of safety stock as a way of protecting the company against uncertainty in stock behavior. It contains a number of examples and a spreadsheet that calculates the size of the safety stock, taking into account the parameters that affect it. It continues with a discussion of advanced aspects related with safety stocks.
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