Exploiting information sharing, stock management and capacity oversizing in the management of lumpy demand

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2533-2554

  Miragliotta, G ^a   Staudacher, A Portioli ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; INFORMATION SHARING; STOCK MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 3142510984     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540410001688383     Document Type: Article

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