An exact solution procedure for multi-item two-echelon spare parts inventory control problem with batch ordering in the central warehouse

Operations Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 454-461

  Topan, Engin ^a,b   Pelin Bayindir, Z ^a   Tan, Tarkan ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CANKAYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Batch ordering; Branch and price; Inventory; Multi item; Spare parts; Two echelon

Indexed keywords

BATCH ORDERING; BRANCH AND PRICE; INVENTORY; MULTI-ITEM; SPARE PARTS; TWO-ECHELON;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING; WAREHOUSES;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 77957926110     PISSN: 01676377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orl.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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