Determining near optimal base-stock levels in two-stage general inventory systems

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 342-349

  Albrecht, Martin ^a  

^a Paul Hartmann AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

General inventory system; Inventory management; Safety stocks; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; BASE STOCK; END-PRODUCTS; GENERAL SYSTEMS; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; NEAR-OPTIMAL; SAFETY STOCK;

ASSEMBLY; OPTIMIZATION; RIVETING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 84883748771     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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