Simulation optimization in inventory replenishment: A classification

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1217-1235

  Jalali, Hamed ^a   Nieuwenhuyse, Inneke Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inventory management; robust simulation optimization; simulation optimization

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS PROBLEMS; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY PROBLEM; INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT; ROBUST SIMULATIONS; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION METHOD; STOCHASTIC CONSTRAINTS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84940461977     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0740817X.2015.1019162     Document Type: Article

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