Jeppesen uses a dynamic-programming-based DSS to manage inventory

Interfaces

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 54-65

  Katok, Elena ^a   Lathrop, Andrew ^b   Tarantino, William ^c   Xu, Susan H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACCENTURE   (United States)

^c United States Army Center for Army Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 0035567736     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.31.6.54.9638     Document Type: Article

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