An optimised target-level inventory replenishment policy for vendor-managed inventory systems

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3651-3660

  Coelho, Leandro C ^a   Laporte, Gilbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

inventory management; inventory routing; replenishment policy; vendor managed inventory

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; SALES;

COMPUTATIONAL EVALUATION; CUSTOMER INVENTORIES; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT POLICIES; INVENTORY ROUTING; REPLENISHMENT POLICY; VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY; VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY SYSTEMS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 84928581320     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.986299     Document Type: Article

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