Optimal control of inventory systems with multiple types of remanufacturable products

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-34

  Zhou, Sean X ^a   Tao, Zhijie T ^a   Chao, Xiuli C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Base stock policies; Inventory system; Optimal manufacturing and remanufacturing strategies; Product returns; Remanufacturing; Reverse logistics

Indexed keywords

BASE STOCK POLICY; INVENTORY SYSTEM; OPTIMAL MANUFACTURING; PRODUCT RETURNS; REMANUFACTURING; REVERSE LOGISTICS;

CONTROL; HEURISTIC METHODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANUFACTURE;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79951911651     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1100.0298     Document Type: Article

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