Evaluating re-order levels and probabilities of stockout during a lead time for some stock-control models

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 321-328

  Fong, Duncan K H ^a   Gempesaw, Virginia M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective lead time; Gaussian quadrature rules; Multiple sourcing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY;

EFFECTIVE LEAD TIMES; GAUSSIAN QUADRATURE RULES; MULTIPLE SOURCING; REORDER LEVELS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0030084404     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.1996.28     Document Type: Article

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