Simple evaluation of echelon stock (R, Q) policies for two-level inventory systems

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 661-669

  AxsÄTer, Sven ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RETAIL STORES; WAREHOUSES;

ECHELON STOCK POLICY; POISSON DEMAND PROCESSES; TWO LEVEL INVENTORY SYSTEMS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0031198754     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179708966376     Document Type: Article

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