Optimal policy for a periodic-review inventory system under a supply capacity contract

Operations Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-68

  Chao, Xiuli ^a   Zipkin, Paul H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(s, S) policies; Dynamic programming; Incentives; K convexity; Optimal control; Periodic review inventory systems

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVES; PERIODIC REVIEW INVENTORY SYSTEMS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41549168553     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1070.0478     Document Type: Review

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