Optimal two-stage ordering policy with Bayesian information updating

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 846-859

  Choi, T M ^a   Li, D ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bayesian information updating; Dynamic programming; Inventory control

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PURCHASING;

BAYESIAN INFORMATION UPDATING; OPTIMAL ORDERING POLICY;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0042243696     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601584     Document Type: Article

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