Optimizing delivery lead time/inventory placement in a two-stage production/distribution system

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1664-1684

  Barnes Schuster, Dawn ^a   Bassok, Yehuda ^b   Anupindi, Ravi ^c  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery lead time; Inventory; Production; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCTION CONTROL; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY LEAD TIME; INVENTORY; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS;

EID: 33746800367     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2002.08.002     Document Type: Article

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