Optimal joint inventory and transshipment control under uncertain capacity

Operations Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 881-897

  Hu, Xinxin ^a   Duenyas, Izak ^b   Kapuscinski, Roman ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON FEATURES; JOINT CONTROLS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTIMAL POLICIES; OPTIMAL PRODUCTION POLICIES; OPTIMAL PRODUCTIONS; PROBLEM PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION FACILITIES; PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; QUALITY PROBLEMS; STATE DEPENDENTS; TRANSSHIPMENT CONTROLS; TRANSSHIPMENT POLICIES; UNCERTAIN CAPACITIES;

LOCATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 61349087410     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1080.0515     Document Type: Article

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