A computationally efficient simulation-based optimization method with region-wise surrogate modeling for stochastic inventory management of supply chains with general network structures

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 164-179

  Ye, Wenhe ^a   You, Fengqi ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventory management; Kriging; Simulation based optimization; Surrogate modeling; Trust region algorithm

Indexed keywords

FUEL ADDITIVES; INTERPOLATION; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; KRIGING; SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; SURROGATE MODEL; TRUST REGION ALGORITHMS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 84957072496     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2016.01.015     Document Type: Article

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