A Stochastic Perturbation algorithm for inventory optimization in supply chains

International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Wang, Liya ^a,c   Prabhu, Vittal ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ASPSA; Discrete optimization; Simulation optimization; SPSA; Supply chain inventory management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861918350     PISSN: 19355726     EISSN: 19355734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jisscm.2009070101     Document Type: Article

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