Managing Global Sourcing: Inventory Performance

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2013.1816

References

  • Alan Y, Gaur V, Gao G (2011) Does inventory turnover predict future stock returns? Working paper, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Balakrishnan A, Pangburn MS, Stavrulaki E (2004) “Stack them high, let 'em fly”: Lot-sizing policies when inventories stimulate demand. Management Sci. 50(5):630–644.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Baltagi BH, Liu L (2009) A note on the application of EC2SLS and EC3SLS estimators in panel data models. Statist. Probab. Lett. 79(20):2189–2192.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Baron RM, Kenny DA (1986) The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. J. Personality Soc. Psych. 51(6):1173–1182.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Barth ME, Clinch G (2009) Scale effects in capital markets-based accounting research. J. Bus., Finance, Accounting 36(3–4):253–288.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Basker E, Van PH (2010) Imports “R” Us: Retail chains as platforms for developing-country imports. Amer. Econom. Rev. 100(2):414–418.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Belavina E, Girotra K (2012) The relational advantages of intermediation. Management Sci. 58(9):1614–1631.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Bernard AB, Jensen JB, Schott PK (2009) Importers, exporters and multinationals: A portrait of firms in the U.S. that trade goods. Dunne T, Jensen JB, Roberts MJ, eds. Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, NBER Studies in Income and Wealth, Vol. 68 (University of Chicago Press, Chicago), 513–552.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Bernard AB, Jensen JB, Redding SJ, Schott PK (2010) Wholesalers and retailers in U.S. trade (long version). Technical report, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA.Google Scholar
  • Boute RN, Van Mieghem JA (2013) Global dual sourcing and order smoothing: The impact of capacity and leadtime. Working paper, Vlerick Management School, Belgium.Google Scholar
  • Bray RL, Mendelson H (2012) Information transmission and the bullwhip effect: An empirical investigation. Management Sci. 58(5):860–875.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Cachon GP, Harker PT (2002) Competition and outsourcing with scale economies. Management Sci. 48(10):1314–1333.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Cachon GP, Terwiesch C (2005) Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Companies, New York).Google Scholar
  • Cachon GP, Zhang F (2007) Obtaining fast service in a queueing system via performance-based allocation of demand. Management Sci. 53(3):408–420.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Cachon GP, Cattani K, Netessine S (2007a) Where in the world is Timbuk2? Teaching case, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.Google Scholar
  • Cachon GP, Randall T, Schmidt GM (2007b) In search of the bullwhip effect. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 9(4):457–479.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Chen H, Frank MZ, Wu OQ (2005) What actually happened to the inventories of American companies between 1981 and 2000? Management Sci. 51(7):1015–1031.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Chen H, Frank MZ, Wu OQ (2007) U.S. retail and wholesale inventory performance from 1981 to 2004. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 9(4):430–456.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Chen KH, Shimerda TA (1981) An empirical analysis of useful financial ratios. Financial Management 10(1):51–60.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Doing Business (2010) Data set compiled by World Bank, Edition 2010. Accessed August 20, 2011, http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/trading-across-borders.Google Scholar
  • Eaton J, Kortum S (2002) Technology, geography, and trade. Econometrica 70(5):1741–1779.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Foster L, Haltiwanger J, Krizan CJ (2006) Market selection, reallocation, and restructuring in the U.S. retail trade sector in the 1990s. Rev. Econom. Statist. 88(4):748–758.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Gaur V, Fisher ML, Raman A (2005) An econometric analysis of inventory turnover performance in retail services. Management Sci. 51(2):181–194.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Gaur V, Kesavan S, Raman A, Fisher ML (2007) Estimating demand uncertainty using judgmental forecasts. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 9(4):480–491.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Goel A, Moussavi N, Srivatsan VN (2008) Time to rethink offshoring? McKinsey Quart. (September).Google Scholar
  • Green J (2009) Just how healthy is your global partner? Harvard Bus. Rev. 87(7/8).Google Scholar
  • Greene WH (2008) Econometric Analysis, 6th ed. (Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ).Google Scholar
  • Han C, Dresner M, Windle RJ (2008) Impact of global sourcing and exports on U.S. manufacturing inventories. Internat. J. Physical Distribution Logist. Management 38(6):475–494.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Hausman WH, Lee HL, Subramanian U (2005) Global logistics indicators, supply chain metrics, and bilateral trade patterns. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3773, The World Bank, Washington, DC.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Hendricks KB, Singhal VR (2009) Demand-supply mismatches and stock market reaction: Evidence from excess inventory announcements. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 11(3):509–524.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO) (2012) International shipping and world trade: Facts and figures. IMO, Maritime Knowledge Centre, London.Google Scholar
  • Kadiyali V, Vilcassim N, Chintagunta P (1998) Product line extensions and competitive market interactions: An empirical analysis. J. Econometrics 89(1):339–363.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Kesavan S, Gaur V, Raman A (2010) Do inventory and gross margin data improve sales forecasts for U.S. public retailers? Management Sci. 56(9):1519–1533.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Leachman RC (2008) Port and modal allocation of waterborne containerized imports from Asia to the United States. Transportation Res. Part E: Logist. Transportation Rev. 44(2):313–331.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Meneses C, Villalobos JR (2010) Determination of operational parameters for an efficient container service in the port of Guaymas. Working paper, Arizona State University, Tempe.Google Scholar
  • Osadchiy N, Gaur V, Seshadri S (2010) Systematic risk in supply chain sales: Empirical study and implications. Working paper, Emory University, Atlanta.Google Scholar
  • Pan AC, Ramasesh RV, Hayya JC, Keith Ord J (1991) Multiple sourcing: The determination of lead times. Oper. Res. Lett. 10(1):1–7.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Paterson J (2006) Winning strategies driven by global procurement transformation. IBM, September 2006.Google Scholar
  • Patterson PM, Abbott PC (1994) Further evidence on competition in the U.S. grain export trade. J. Indust. Econom. 42(4):429–437.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Pradhan S (2006) Retailing Management 2E (Tata McGraw-Hill Education, Uttar Pradesh, India).Google Scholar
  • Rajagopalan S (2013) Impact of variety and distribution system characteristics on inventory levels at U.S. retailers. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 15(2):191–204.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Rajagopalan S, Malhotra A (2001) Have U.S. manufacturing inventories really decreased? An empirical study. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 3(1):14–24.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Ramasesh RV, Ord JK, Hayya JC, Pan A (1991) Sole versus dual sourcing in stochastic lead-time (s, Q) inventory models. Management Sci. 37(4):428–443.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Raper S (2011) Container Service Reliability Rises in 2011. Accessed September 29, 2011, http://drewry.co.uk/news.php?id=93.Google Scholar
  • Rumyantsev S, Netessine S (2007) What can be learned from classical inventory models? A cross-industry exploratory investigation. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 9(4):409–429.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Sheffi Y (2007) The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press Books, Cambridge, MA).Google Scholar
  • Swamy PAVB, Arora SS (1972) The exact finite sample properties of the estimators of coefficients in the error components regression models. Econometrica 40(2):261–275.CrossrefGoogle Scholar
  • Tomlin B (2006) On the value of mitigation and contingency strategies for managing supply chain disruption risks. Management Sci. 52(5):639–657.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Tomlin B, Wang Y (2005) On the value of mix flexibility and dual sourcing in unreliable newsvendor networks. Manufacturing Service Oper. Management 7(1):37–57.LinkGoogle Scholar
  • Wooldridge JM (2006) Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, 3rd ed. (South-Western Publishing, Mason, OH).Google Scholar
  • World Bank (2011) Imports of goods and services. Accessed August 20, 2011, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS.Google Scholar
  • Zipkin PH (1998) Foundations of Inventory Management (Irwin/McGraw Hill, New York).Google Scholar
INFORMS site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some are essential to make our site work; Others help us improve the user experience. By using this site, you consent to the placement of these cookies. Please read our Privacy Statement to learn more.