A network approach to modeling the multi-echelon spare-part inventory system with backorders and interval-valued demand

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-51

  Levner, Eugene ^a,b   Perlman, Yael ^a   Cheng, T C E ^c   Levner, Ilya ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASHKELON ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Backorders; Multi suppliers; Network flow algorithm; Network model; Spare part inventory management; WagnerWhitin property

Indexed keywords

BACKORDERS; MULTI-SUPPLIERS; NETWORK FLOW ALGORITHM; NETWORK MODEL; SPARE-PART INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; WAGNERWHITIN PROPERTY;

ALGORITHMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTSOURCING;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 79955465884     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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