Thirdly a lot of the studies conducted of VMI are made on manufacturer to retailer
form of VMI. However, the scope of this study’s empirical part is manufacturer to
manufacturer VMI and of strategic components rather than commodity goods. No
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studies were found that would have mentioned VMI being used for goods that are
as large as in our case with as long lead time so much effort has been made to find
what options would be the most suitable for Wärtsilä. This has a big effect on the
operational and logistical side of VMI.