Evaluation of cycle-count policies for supply chains with inventory inaccuracy and implications on RFID investments

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-105

  Kök, A Gürhan ^a   Shang, Kevin H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle counts; Inventory inaccuracy; Multi echelon systems; RFID

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MANAGEMENT; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

BASE STOCK POLICY; CYCLE COUNT; ERROR DISTRIBUTIONS; INVENTORY INACCURACY; INVENTORY RECORD INACCURACY; MULTI-ECHELON SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL INVENTORIES; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84898821952     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.01.052     Document Type: Article

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