An efficient reformulation of the multiechelon stochastic inventory system with uncertain demands

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-28

  Nyberg, Axel ^a   Grossmann, Ignacio E ^b   Westerlund, Tapio ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exact linearization; Mixed integer linear programming; Optimization; Supply chains

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION SCHEME; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; EXACT LINEARIZATION; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MULTIECHELON; MULTIECHELON INVENTORY SYSTEM; OPTIMALITY; PIECE-WISE; STOCHASTIC INVENTORY SYSTEMS; UNCERTAIN DEMAND;

INVENTORY CONTROL; LINEARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84871643558     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13977     Document Type: Article

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