A continuous review (s, Q) inventory system with priority customers and arbitrarily distributed lead times

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1259-1269

  Sapna Isotupa, K P ^a   Samanta, S K ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Customer differentiation; Inventory; Lost sales; Positive lead times; Rationing policy

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE COST; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS REVIEW; INVENTORY; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; LEAD TIME; LOST SALE; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; POISSON PROCESS; STOCHASTIC LEAD-TIMES;

INVENTORY CONTROL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

SALES;

EID: 84873090175     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2012.10.029     Document Type: Article

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