VMI modelling in global and electronic markets

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-287

  Chatzipanagioti, Maria ^a   Theodori, Vasiliki ^a   Vlachos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Information sharing; Supply chain management; Two echelon supply chain; Vendor managed inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447619190     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2007.012993     Document Type: Article

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