A solution approach to the inventory routing problem in a three-level distribution system

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 736-744

  Li, Jianxiang ^a,b   Chu, Feng ^c   Chen, Haoxun ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Distribution; Inventory routing; Logistics; Multi echelon

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DISTRIBUTION; EFFICIENT ALGORITHM; FIXED PARTITION POLICY; INFINITE HORIZONS; INVENTORY ROUTING; INVENTORY ROUTING PROBLEMS; INVENTORY STRATEGIES; MULTIECHELON; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SINGLE PRODUCT; SOLUTION APPROACH; SUB-PROBLEMS; THREE-LEVEL; WITHOUT SHORTAGE;

ALGORITHMS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OPTIMIZATION; WAREHOUSES;

SALES;

EID: 79151471517     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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