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Logistics

the rule that total safety stock grows with the square root of the number of stocking locations, favoring centralization.

In logistics, square root law refers to the rule that total safety stock grows with the square root of the number of stocking locations, favoring centralization. This meaning comes from Maister (1976) in International Journal of Physical Distribution.[1]

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References

Maister, D. H. (1976). Centralisation of Inventories and the “Square Root Law”. International Journal of Physical Distribution, 6(3), 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014366

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