Location of a distribution center for a perishable product

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-314

  Drezner, Zvi ^a   Scott, Carlton H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventory; Location; Stochastic demand; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENT; DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; INVENTORY; INVENTORY POLICIES; LOCATION DECISIONS; PERISHABLE PRODUCT; STOCHASTIC DEMAND; TRANSPORTATION COST;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; LOCATION; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

WAREHOUSES;

EID: 84890801490     PISSN: 14322994     EISSN: 14325217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00186-013-0445-6     Document Type: Article

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