Continuous Review Policies for Multi-Level Inventory Systems with Stochastic Demand

Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 4, Issue C, 1993, Pages 175-197

  Axsäter, Sven ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957040526     PISSN: 09270507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0507(05)80184-7     Document Type: Review

References (27)

1. Axsäter, S., Simple solution procedures for a class of two-echelon inventory problems. Oper. Res. 38 (1990), 64–69.
2. Axsäter, S., Modelling emergency lateral transshipments in inventory systems. Management Sci. 36 (1990), 1329–1338.
3. to appear Axsäter, S., Exact and approximate evaluation of batch-ordering policies for two-level inventory systems. Oper Res., 1991.
4. Axsäter, S., Evaluation of (R, Q)-policies for two-level inventory systems with Poisson demand. Working Paper, 1991, Luleå University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
5. De Bodt, M.A., Graves, S.C., Continuous review policies for a multi-echelon inventory problem with stochastic demand. Management Sci. 31 (1985), 1286–1295.
6. Deuermeyer, B., Schwarz, L.B., A model for the analysis of system service level in warehouse/retailer distribution systems: The identical retailer case. Schwarz, L.B., (eds.) Multi-Level Production/Inventory Control Systems Stud. Management Sci., Vol. 16, 1981, North-Holland, Sweden, 163–193.
7. Feeney, G.J., Sherbrooke, C.C., The (S − 1, S) inventory policy under compound Poisson demand. Management Sci. 12 (1966), 391–411.
8. Graves, S.C., De Bodt, M.A., An exact model for a serial production/inventory system with Poisson demand and continuous review. 1984, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amsterdam.
9. Graves, S.C., A multi-echelon inventory model for a repairable item with one-for-one replenishment. Management Sci. 31 (1985), 1247–1256.
10. Kruse, W.K., An exact N echelon inventory model: The simple Simon method. Technical Report, 1979, U.S. Army Inventory Research Office, Philadelphia.
11. Lee, H.L., A multi-echelon inventory model for repairable items with emergency lateral transshipments. Management Sci. 33 (1987), 1302–1316.
12. Lee, H.L., Moinzadeh, K., Two-parameter approximations for multi-echelon repairable inventory models with batch ordering policy. IIE Trans. 19 (1987), 140–149.
13. Lee, H.L., Moinzadeh, K., Operating characteristics of a two-echelon inventory system for repairable and consumable items under batch ordering and shipment policy. Naval Res. Logist. Quart. 34 (1987), 365–380.
14. Moinzadeh, K., Lee, H.L., Batch size and stocking levels in multi-echelon repairable systems. Management Sci. 32 (1986), 1567–1581.
15. Muckstadt, J.A., A model for a multi-item, multi-echelon, multi-indenture inventory system. Management Sci. 20 (1973), 472–481.
16. Muckstadt, J.A., A three-echelon, multi-item model for recoverable items. Naval Res. Logist. Quart. 26 (1979), 199–221.
17. Muckstadt, J.A., Thomas, L.J., Are multi-echelon invenotyr methods worth implementing in systems with low-demand rates?. Management Sci. 26 (1980), 483–494.
18. Nahmias, S., Managing repairable item inventory systems: A review. Schwarz, L.B., (eds.) Multi-Level Production/Inventory Control Systems Stud. Management Sci., Vol. 16, 1981, North-Holland, Philadelphia, 253–277.
19. Palm, C., Analysis of the Erlang traffic formula for busy signal assignemnt. Ericsson Technics 5 (1938), 39–58.
20. Schwarz, L.B., Deuermeyer, B.L., Badinelli, R.D., Fill-rate optimization in a one-warehouse N-identical retailer distribution system. Management Sci. 31 (1985), 488–498.
21. Shanker, K., Exact analysis of a two-echelon inventory system for recoverable items under batch inspection policy. Naval Res. Logist. Quart. 28 (1981), 579–601.
22. Sherbrooke, C.C., METRIC: A multi-echelon technique for recoverable item control. Oper. Res. 16 (1968), 122–141.
23. Sherbrooke, C.C., VARI-METRIC: Improved approximation for multi-indenture, multi-echelon availability models. Oper. Res. 34 (1986), 311–319.
24. Simon, R.M., Stationary properties of a two-echelon inventory model for low demand items. Oper. Res. 19 (1971), 761–777.
25. Slay, F.M., VARI-METRIC — An approach to modeling multi-echelon resupply when the demand process is Poisson with a gamma prior. Working note AF 301-3, 1984, Logistics Management Institute, Amsterdam.
26. Svoronos, A., Zipkin, P., Estimating the performance of multi-level inventory systems. Oper. Res. 36 (1988), 57–72.
27. Svoronos, A., Zipkin, P., Evaluation of one-for-one replenishment policies for multi-echelon inventory systems. Management Sci. 37 (1991), 68–83.