Some stochastic inventory models with deterministic variable lead time

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-51

  Hariga, Moncer ^a   Ben Daya, Mohamed ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DECISION THEORY; JUST IN TIME PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PURCHASING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING;

BACKORDERS; DETERMINISTIC VARIABLE LEAD TIME; LEAD TIME DEMAND DISTRIBUTION;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0033079082     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00441-4     Document Type: Article

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