Optimizing reorder intervals for two-echelon distribution systems with stochastic demand

Operations Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 458-475

  Shang, Kevin H ^a   Tao, Zhijie ^b   Zhou, Sean X ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Approximations heuristics; Inventory production; Multi echelon; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

SALES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WAREHOUSES;

APPROXIMATIONS/HEURISTICS; BASE STOCK POLICY; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; FIXED TIME INTERVAL; INVENTORY/PRODUCTION; MULTIECHELON; PERIODIC-REVIEW INVENTORY SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84927519835     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.2015.1347     Document Type: Review

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