Some comments on normal approximation for stochastic demand processes

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 389-395

  Girlich, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional normal approximation; Inventory models

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

CONTROL POLICY; FUNCTIONAL NORMAL APPROXIMATION; INVENTORY MODELS; MULTI ECHELON INVENTORY SYSTEMS; MULTISTAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; ROBERTS-WAGNER NORMAL APPROXIMATION; SHERBROOKE TWO ECHELON MODEL; STOCHASTIC DEMAND PROCESSES; WIENER PROCESS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0030206524     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5273(94)00130-8     Document Type: Article

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