An effective lateral transshipment policy to improve service level in the supply chain

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-126

  Lee, Young Hae ^a   Jung, Jung Woo ^a   Jeon, Young Sang ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lateral transshipment; Service level; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

LATERAL TRANSSHIPMENT POLICY; ORDERING COST; SERVICE LEVEL;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845563663     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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