Optimising reorder intervals and order-up- to levels in guaranteed service supply chains

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-164

  Eruguz, Ayse Sena ^a   Jemai, Zied ^a   Sahin, Evren ^a   Dallery, Yves ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Guaranteed service model; Inventory control; Multi echelon system; Power of two policies

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; RATIONAL FUNCTIONS;

FIXED ORDERING COSTS; GUARANTEED SERVICE; MULTI-ECHELON SYSTEMS; NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; NON-LINEAR INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OPTIMISATION PROCEDURES; POWER-OF-TWO POLICIES; SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84906947662     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2013.831188     Document Type: Article

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