Main themes and codes
| Theme | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decisions | Facility | Assumptions/decisions regarding facilities and their characteristics |
| Inventory | Assumptions/decisions regarding inventory and items characteristics | |
| Distribution | Assumptions/decisions regarding distribution plans | |
| Values | Values | Desirability criteria for prepositioning strategy choice |
| Trade-offs | Trade-offs between values | |
| Alternatives creation and evaluation | Uncertainty capturing | Methods for incorporating data uncertainty into decision-making |
| Planning dynamics | Approach to adapt decisions based on changing circumstances over time | |
| Evaluation | Methods for comparing alternatives | |
| Final decision | Results analysis | Methods for analysing model outcomes to gain managerial insights |
| Practitioners involvement | Practitioners’ participation in the research process | |
| Implementation | Real-world implementation of the research findings |
| Theme | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decisions | Facility | Assumptions/decisions regarding facilities and their characteristics |
| Inventory | Assumptions/decisions regarding inventory and items characteristics | |
| Distribution | Assumptions/decisions regarding distribution plans | |
| Values | Values | Desirability criteria for prepositioning strategy choice |
| Trade-offs | Trade-offs between values | |
| Alternatives creation and evaluation | Uncertainty capturing | Methods for incorporating data uncertainty into decision-making |
| Planning dynamics | Approach to adapt decisions based on changing circumstances over time | |
| Evaluation | Methods for comparing alternatives | |
| Final decision | Results analysis | Methods for analysing model outcomes to gain managerial insights |
| Practitioners involvement | Practitioners’ participation in the research process | |
| Implementation | Real-world implementation of the research findings |