Joint-optimization of inventory policies on a multi-product multi-echelon pharmaceutical system with batching and ordering constraints

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-108

  Guerrero, W J ^a   Yeung, T G ^b   Gueret C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Health care logistics; Inventory distribution problem OR in health services; Joint optimization; Markov processes; Multi echelon

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL STRUCTURE; JOINT INVENTORY CONTROLS; JOINT OPTIMIZATION; MULTIECHELON; OR IN HEALTH SERVICES; ORDERING CONSTRAINTS; PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY CALCULATIONS;

HEALTH CARE; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HOSPITALS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKOV PROCESSES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84879958525     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.05.030     Document Type: Article

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