An optimal policy for a two depot inventory problem with stock transfer

Management Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-183

  Archibald, T W ^a   Sassen, S A E ^a   Thomas, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic Programming; Inventory Systems; Markov Decision Models

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MULTIPLE DEPOT INVENTORY SYSTEMS; STOCK TRANSFER;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0031062047     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.2.173     Document Type: Article

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