Spare parts management: Linking distributional assumptions to demand classification

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 624-635

  Lengu, D ^a   Syntetos, A A ^b   Babai, M Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Demand distributions; Intermittent demand; Inventory; Spare parts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894413861     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.12.043     Document Type: Article

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