Inventory control of an item with a probabilistic replenishment lead time and a known supplier shutdown period

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 923-947

  Silver, Edward A ^a   Zufferey, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

heuristics; inventory control; inventory management; lot sizing; probabilistic models

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE COST; COST SAVING; DEMAND RATES; EXPECTED COSTS; HEURISTIC PROCEDURES; HEURISTICS; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; LEAD-TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; LEADTIME; LOT SIZING; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OUT OF STOCK; PER UNIT; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; PRODUCTION FACILITY; SMALL SIZE;

HEURISTIC METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RANDOM VARIABLES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650210532     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903449888     Document Type: Article

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