The Value of Information Sharing in a Two-Stage Supply Chain with Production Capacity Constraints

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 888-916

  Simchi Levi, David ^a   Zhao, Yao ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity constraint; Dynamic programming; Information sharing; Optimal policies; Production inventory systems

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

INFORMATION SHARING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 0242662163     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.10094     Document Type: Article

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