Analysis of decentralized multi-product pull systems with lost sales

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-370

  Gurgur, Cigdem Z ^a   Altiok, Tayfur ^b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch transfers; Decentralized production inventory; Kanban systems; Multi item echelon stage; Pull type

Indexed keywords

BATCH TRANSFERS; DECENTRALIZED PRODUCTION/INVENTORY; KANBAN SYSTEMS; MULTI ITEM/ECHELON/STAGE;

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247473133     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: 15206750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.20210     Document Type: Article

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