Volume flexibility is an important but not very well understood concept that allows a firmto leverage its scarce resources for optimal utilization with upswings and downswings inbusiness. Our research using 3 different research methods suggests that the key problemsin developing a volume...

The capability to improve market responsiveness to meet future uncertain demand is acritical imperative for many firms today. Flexibility in the supply chain to accommodatesuch changes in demand is a function of the alternative routes a product may take as it travelsfrom the plant where it is...