A new approach for controlling a hybrid stochastic manufacturing/remanufacturing system with inventories and different leadtimes

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-71

  Kiesmuller G P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control; Information; Inventory; Leadtimes; Reverse logistics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC RECOVERY SYSTEMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0037449040     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00351-X     Document Type: Article

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