Optimal Machine Capacity Expansions with Nested Limitations under Stochastic Demand

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-241

  Çakanyildiri, Metin ^a   Roundy, Robin O ^b   Wood, Samuel C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYNOMIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

OPTIMAL MACHINE CAPACITY EXPANSIONS; STOCHASTIC DEMAND;

STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 1642393763     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.10112     Document Type: Article

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