Stochastic multiproduct inventory models with limited storage

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 553-588

  Beyer, D ^a   Sethi, S P ^b   Sridhar, R ^c  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c I2 Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Finite and infinite horizons; Generalized base stock policies; Multiproduct inventory model; Myopic policies; Warehousing constraints

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY CONTROL; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; WAREHOUSES;

BASE STOCK POLICY; FINITE HORIZONS; GENERALIZED BASE-STOCK POLICY; INFINITE HORIZONS; INVENTORY MODELING; MULTI-PRODUCTS; MULTIPRODUCT INVENTORY MODEL; MYOPIC POLICY; OPTIMAL POLICIES; WAREHOUSING CONSTRAINT;

COST FUNCTIONS;

EID: 0035527946     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012649927844     Document Type: Article

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