Multi-echelon inventory control in divergent systems with shipping frequencies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 331-351

  Van Der Heijden, Matthieu C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SCHEDULING; WAREHOUSES;

HOLDING COSTS; MULTI ECHELON INVENTORY CONTROL;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0032638979     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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