Financial management in inventory problems: Risk averse vs risk neutral policies

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 233-242

  Borgonovo, E ^a   Peccati, L ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coherent risk measures; Inventory management; Optimization with coherent risk measures; Random demand modeling

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH HAZARDS; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COHERENT RISK MEASURES; DECISION MAKERS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTS; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY MODELS; INVENTORY POLICIES; INVENTORY PROBLEMS; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; LOSS FUNCTIONS; MULTI ITEMS; OPTIMAL POLICIES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PRODUCTION ECONOMICS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS; RANDOM DEMAND MODELING; RISK ATTITUDES; RISK AVERSE; RISK MEASURES; STOCHASTIC PROPERTIES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 61449246546     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.08.040     Document Type: Article

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