Order quantities for style goods with two order opportunities and Bayesian updating of demand. Part I: No capacity constraints

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1643-1663

  Miltenburg, J ^a   Pong, H C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Fashion goods inventory problem; Style goods inventory problem

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

BAYESIAN ESTIMATION; FASHION GOODS; INVENTORY MODELS; INVENTORY PROBLEMS; STYLE GOODS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33847212495     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540600699660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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