Multi-location transshipment problem with capacitated transportation

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 602-621

  Özdemir, Deniz ^a   Yücesan, Enver ^b   Herer, Yale T ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infinitesimal perturbation analysis (IPA); Inventory logistics; Simulation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

INFINITESIMAL PERTURBATION ANALYSIS (IPA); INVENTORY DISTRIBUTION; INVENTORY LOGISTICS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33749117135     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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