Optimal (r,nQ,T) batch ordering with quantized supplies

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-268

  Lagodimos, A G ^a   Christou, I T ^b   Skouri, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b ATHENS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Newsvendor; Optimal review period; Periodic; Stochastic demand; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE COST; AVERAGE COST PER UNIT TIME; BACKORDERS; BATCH ORDERING; BATCH ORDERING POLICIES; CONTINUOUS TIME; COST STRUCTURE; COST-INCREASES; LOT SIZE; NEWSVENDORS; OPTIMAL REVIEW PERIOD; OPTIMALITY; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PERIODIC; POLICY BASE; STATIONARY STOCHASTIC PROCESS; STOCHASTIC DEMAND; SUPPLY PROCESS;

OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COSTS;

EID: 79958153341     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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