Showing papers on "Supply chain published in 1978"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the dynamic response of a multi-echelon supply chain to various demands placed upon the system by a final consumer and found that the system amplifies minor variations in consumer demand into major disturbances at higher echelons.
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26 Oct 1978
TL;DR: In this paper, a power supply chain having a pair of parallel chain strands spaced by connecting webs provided with cross arms and separators defining openings for the accommodation of power lines is described. And the cross arms, the separators, or both are adjustable to enable the sizes of the openings to be varied to fit power lines of different diameters.
Abstract: A power supply chain having a pair of parallel chain strands spaced by connecting webs provided with cross arms and separators defining openings for the accommodation of power lines. The cross arms, the separators, or both are adjustable to enable the sizes of the openings to be varied to fit power lines of different diameters.
8 citations