Stability and optimality of a multi-product production and storage system under demand uncertainty

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 406-427

  Arruda, E F ^a   do Val, J B R ^b  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE COMPUTAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Intervention control; Manufacturing; Markov processes; Stochastic stability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INTERVENTION CONTROL; PRODUCT PRODUCTION; STOCHASTIC STABILITY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 38349016573     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.04.028     Document Type: Article

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