@techreport{NBERw2385,
 title = "Order Backlogs and Production Smoothing",
 author = "Kenneth D. West",
 institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research",
 type = "Working Paper",
 series = "Working Paper Series",
 number = "2385",
 year = "1989",
 month = "June",
 URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w2385",
 abstract = {Empirical examination of some aggregate manufacturing data suggests that order backlogs may help explain two puzzling facts: (1) the variability of production appears to be greater than that of demand, and (2) inventories appear to be drawn down when demand is low, built up when demand is high.},
}