Value of combining forecasts in inventory management - a case study in banking

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-210

  Chan, Chi Kin ^a   Kingsman, Brian G ^b   Wong, H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PURCHASING; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BOX-JENKINS MODELS; EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING; SAFETY STOCKS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0032650525     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00277-X     Document Type: Article

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