A simulation-based approach to study stochastic inventory-planning games

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 34, Issue 12-13, 2003, Pages 717-730

  Rao, Jaideep J ^a   Ravulapati, Kiran Kumar ^b   Das, Tapas K ^c  

^a Pilgrim Software   (United States)

^b Delta Technology   (United States)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RETAIL STORES; WAREHOUSES;

INVENTORY PLANNING; NONCOOPERATIVE DECISION MAKING; REINFORCEMENT LEARNING; STOCHASTIC GAMES;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 1642461607     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720310001640755     Document Type: Article

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