The customer waiting time in an (R, s, Q) inventory system

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 354-364

  Kiesmuller G P ^a   de Kok, A G ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compound renewal; Inventory; Service measure

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MANAGERS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

COMPOUND RENEWAL; CUSTOMER WAITING TIME; INVENTORY; SERVICE MEASURES;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 33748899065     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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