A Bayesian inventory model using real-time condition monitoring information

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 754-771

  Li, Rong ^a   Ryan, Jennifer K ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

inventory management; real time information; spare parts; stochastic models; Wiener process

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052828249     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: 19375956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2010.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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