Inventory systems with stochastic demand and supply: Properties and approximations

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-328

  Schmitt, Amanda J ^a   Snyder, Lawrence V ^b   Shen, Zuo Jun Max ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventory; Risk management; Supply chain management; Supply disruptions

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; BASE STOCK POLICY; CLOSED FORM; DISCRETE EVENTS; FRACTILES; INVENTORY; INVENTORY HOLDING; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SHORTAGE COST; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STOCHASTIC DEMAND; SUPPLY DISRUPTION;

COMPETITION; OPTIMIZATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950368643     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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