A human experiment on inventory decisions under supply uncertainty

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-73

  Ancarani, A ^a   Di Mauro, C ^a   D'Urso, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Beer game; Human experiments; Inventory management; Stochastic lead times; Supply risk

Indexed keywords

INVENTORY CONTROL; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AMBIGUITY; BEER GAME; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC LEAD-TIMES; SUPPLY RISK;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873388989     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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