The trans-shipment problem in a two-echelon, multi-location inventory system with lost sales

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3547-3559

  Tlili, Mounira ^a   Moalla, Mohamed ^a   Campagne, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

emergency trans shipments; inventory optimisation; simulation optimisation; two echelon distribution system

Indexed keywords

BEST VALUE; CUSTOMER DEMANDS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY TRANS-SHIPMENTS; EMPIRICAL SIMULATIONS; INVENTORY MODELS; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; LOST SALE; MULTI-LOCATION INVENTORY SYSTEMS; OPTIMISATIONS; SIMULATION-OPTIMISATION; SINGLE PRODUCT; STOCK-OUT; SYSTEM COSTS; THREE COMPONENT;

INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; WAREHOUSES;

SALES;

EID: 84864739162     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.671590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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