Adetunji, OlufemiPretorius, F.J.J.University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering2012-01-312012-01-312011http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17995Thesis (BEng. (Industrial and Systems Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2011.This study will determine if it is economically feasible to consolidate inventory for the smaller affiliates in order to reduce the lead time period and in effect the amount of stock being kept by the smaller affiliates without affecting the desired customer service level.76 pagesPDFenCopyright: University of PretoriaMini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering)Consolidating inventorySupply chain costReducing lead timeInventory levelText