Quantifying the costs of cycle counting in a two-echelon supply chain with multiple items

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-274

  Gumrukcu, Seda ^a   Rossetti, Manuel D ^a   Buyurgan, Nebil ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle counting; Inventory inaccuracy; Simulation; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INVENTORY CONTROL; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; COST ITEMS; CYCLE COUNTING; DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; FILL RATES; INVENTORY INACCURACY; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE ITEMS; OPERATIONAL COSTS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODELS; SYSTEM COSTS;

COSTS;

EID: 56349096942     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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