An inventory model with returns and lateral transshipments

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 636-641

  Ching, W K ^b   Yuen, W O ^c   Loh, A W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Inventory model; Lateral transshipment; Returns; Reverse logistics; Steady state probability distribution

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

REVERSE LOGISTICS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0038548546     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601521     Document Type: Article

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