Consignment stock inventory policy: Methodological framework and model

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2055-2079

  Battini, D ^a   Grassi, A ^b   Persona, A ^a   Sgarbossa, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Consignment stock; Consumer items; Framework; Inventory policy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; CONSIGNMENT STOCKS; CONSUMER ITEMS; CRITICAL FACTORS; DEMAND VARIABILITY; ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY; HIGH DEMAND; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; INVENTORY POLICIES; LIMITED WAREHOUSE; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; SPACE LIMITATIONS; STOCK MANAGEMENT; STOCK POLICY; STOCK-OUT; WIN-WIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; MODELS; OBSOLESCENCE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 77951096901     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802570669     Document Type: Article

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