Reducing inventories in a multi-echelon manufacturing firm a case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 239-249

  Stenger, Alan J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventories; Multi echelon manufacturing firm; Planning and control of inventories

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

INVENTORIES; INVENTORY REDUCTION; MULTI ECHELON MANUFACTURING FIRM;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0030206037     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5273(94)00146-4     Document Type: Article

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