Static-dynamic uncertainty strategy for a single-item stochastic inventory control problem

Omega

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-357

  Özen, Ulas ^a   Doĝru, Mustafa K ^a   Armagan Tarim, S ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heuristic; Non stationary; Penalty cost; Service level; Static dynamic uncertainty; Stochastic demand

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

DYNAMICS UNCERTAINTIES; HEURISTIC; INVENTORY CONTROL PROBLEMS; NONSTATIONARY; PENALTY COST; SERVICE LEVELS; STATIC DYNAMICS; STATIC-DYNAMIC UNCERTAINTY; STOCHASTIC INVENTORY CONTROLS; STOCHASTIC-DEMAND;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 80052715642     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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