A hidden Markov model for an inventory system with perishable items

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-430

  Aggoun, L ^a   Benkherouf, L ^a   Tadj, L ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Inventory Control; Markov Models; Measure Chain Techniques; Perishable Items

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001793554     PISSN: 10489533     EISSN: 16872177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1048953397000452     Document Type: Article

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