A solution for the intractable inventory model when both demand and lead time are stochastic

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 595-605

  Hayya, Jack C ^a   Harrison, Terry P ^a   Chatfield, Dean C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand; iid random variables; Inventory; Lead time; Order crossover; Shortage cost measure

Indexed keywords

DEMAND; IID RANDOM VARIABLES; INVENTORY; LEAD TIME; ORDER CROSSOVER; SHORTAGE COST MEASURE;

COSTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; SAFETY FACTOR; SIMULATORS; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

RANDOM VARIABLES;

EID: 70350759951     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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