Heuristics for replenishment with linear decreasing demand

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 339-345

  Zhao, G Q ^a   Yang, J ^a   Rand, G K ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PURCHASING; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ECLECTIC ALGORITHMS; REPLENISHMENT;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0035852819     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(00)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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