An inventory model for delayed customization: A hybrid approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 748-764

  Tibben Lembke, Ronald S ^a   Bassok, Yehuda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Inventory; Logistics; Postponement

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

CUSTOMIZATION; DISTRIBUTION; GENERIC PRODUCTS; INVENTORY MODELS; POSTPONEMENT;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 13444266109     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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