Inventory routing problems: A logistical overview

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1185-1194

  Moin, N H ^a   Salhi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inventory; Logistics; Supply chain; Transportation

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; ROUTING ALGORITHMS; SCHEDULING;

INVENTORY ROUTING; STOCHASTIC DEMAND PATTERNS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 34547762646     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602264     Document Type: Review

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