The effect of product variety on supply-chain performance

The Value of Component Commonality in a Dynamic Inventory System with Lead Times

“…Finally, we note that Thonemann and Bradley (2002) conduct asymptotic analysis on the affect of setup times on the cost of product variety by letting the number of products approach infinity. Their focus, model setting, as well as the type of limit, are all different from ours.…”

Approaches to product variety management assuming configuration conflict problem

“…These findings are in a line with Suh's complexity theory [7] saying that system complexity is proportional to the risk that the functional requirements cannot be satisfied. In this context, reducing the extent of product variety and complexity becomes a pertinent issue for researchers [8], [9], [10]. Matt [11] states, that despite a significant research efforts have been carried out in the area of variety management, still some focused research must be carried out in order to provide enterprises involved with MC with an effective and optimal design structure.…”

Nash game model for optimizing market strategies, configuration of platform products in a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) supply chain for a product family

“…Raman and Chhajed (1995) formulate a complicated problem of choosing products and appropriate manufacturing process and product prices. Thonemann and Bradley (2002) investigate the impact of product variety on supply chain performance from several different perspectives.…”