What is the "right" inventory management approach for a purchased item?

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-68

  Wallin, Cynthia ^a   Rungtusanatham, M Johnny ^a   Rabinovich, Elliot ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Inventory management; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644442137     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570610637012     Document Type: Article

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