The myopic order-up-to policy with a proportional feedback controller

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-368

  Chen, Y F ^a   Disney, S M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Control theory; Inventory; Order up to policy

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; INVENTORY CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; Z TRANSFORMS;

AUTO REGRESSIVE AND MOVING AVERAGE (ARMA); BULLWHIP EFFECT; ORDER UP TO POLICY;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

EID: 33847062928     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600579532     Document Type: Article

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