Random lead times and expedited orders in (Q, r) inventory systems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 300-313

  Bookbinder, James H ^a   Çakanyildirim, Metin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTSOURCING; PROBABILITY; PROCESS CONTROL; PURCHASING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EXPEDITED LEAD TIMES; RANDOM LEAD TIMES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0032673918     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00304-X     Document Type: Article

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