A multiechelon inventory problem with secondary market sales

Management Science

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2145-2162

  Angelus, Alexandar ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Echelon base stock policy; Heuristics; Inventory theory; Multiechelon; Optimal policy; Secondary markets; Stock disposals

Indexed keywords

BASE STOCK POLICY; HEURISTICS; INVENTORY THEORY; MULTIECHELON; OPTIMAL POLICIES; SECONDARY MARKET; STOCK DISPOSALS;

COMMERCE; OPTIMIZATION; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 83455199116     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1419     Document Type: Article

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