What Are the Consequences of Unstable Demand and Interrupted Flows

question 33

Essay

What are the consequences of unstable demand and interrupted flows on a supply chain managed with a JIT philosophy?

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, most commonly the mean; it is used to estimate the efficiency, accuracy, or precision of a sample-based estimate.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of numbers, calculated by adding all the values together and dividing by the number of values.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic based on a large number of samples or replicates.

Probability Distribution

Describes how the probabilities are distributed over the values of a random variable.