Optimal acquisition quantities in remanufacturing with condition uncertainty

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-69

  Galbreth, Michael R ^a   Blackburn, Joseph D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lot sizing; Order statistics; Remanufacturing; Used product acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649118117     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2009.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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