An eclectic approach for replenishment with non-linear decreasing demand

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-131

  Yang, J ^a   Zhao, G Q ^a   Rand, G K ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eclectic algorithm; Inventory; Non linear decreasing demand; Replenishment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VECTORS;

CONTINUOUS LEAST UNIT COST METHOD (CLUC); ECLECTIC ALGORITHMS; NON-LINEAR DECREASING DEMAND; REPLENISHMENT;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 5744222786     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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