Comparison of DRP and TOC financial performance within a multi-product, multi-echelon physical distribution environment

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 741-765

  Watson, Kevin ^a   Polito, Tony ^b  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

SUPPLY CHAIN METHODS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0242269810     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754031000065511     Document Type: Review

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