The integrated use of information and stocks in the management of uncertain lumpy demand

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-233

  Miragliotta, G ^a   Staudacher, A Portioli ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Information; Lumpiness; Stocks; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

INFORMATION; LUMPINESS; STOCKS; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645723185     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081070500066054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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