Inventory optimization at procter and gamble: Achieving real benefits through user adoption of inventory tools

Interfaces

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-78

  Farasyn, Ingrid ^a   Humair, Salal ^b   Kahn, Joel I ^a   Neale, John J ^c   Rosen, Oscar ^a   Ruark, John ^d   Tarlton, William ^e   Velde, Wim Van De ^a   Wegryn, Glenn ^a   Willems, Sean P ^c  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Logility Inc   (United States)

^e Procter and Gamble Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications; Consumer packaged goods; Dynamic programming; Industries; Inventory production; Multi item echelon stage

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952076446     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: 1526551X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.1100.0546     Document Type: Article

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