On a class of optimization problems for finite time horizon inventory models

SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 993-1030

  Lakdere, Benkherouf ^a   Gilding, Brian H ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Deteriorating item; Finite time horizon; Inventory model; Optimal schedule

Indexed keywords

DECISION VARIABLES; DETERIORATING ITEMS; FINITE TIME HORIZON; GENERAL THEORY; INVENTORY MODELS; MINIMAL VALUE; OPTIMAL CONTROL POLICY; OPTIMAL SCHEDULE; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL;

DETERIORATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; RESOURCE VALUATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77951549996     PISSN: 03630129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/070683945     Document Type: Article

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