Single-manufacturer, multi-retailer consignment policy for retailers' generalized demand distributions.
J. YuBhaba R. SarkerQ. DuanBingqing WuPublished in: J. Oper. Res. Soc. (2012)
Keyphrases
- lead time
- supply chain
- order quantity
- demand distributions
- inventory policy
- stochastic demand
- single product
- service level
- inventory models
- single period
- inventory control
- replenishment policy
- infinite horizon
- quantity discount
- inventory systems
- holding cost
- supply chain management
- optimal policy
- single item
- lost sales
- inventory management
- finite horizon
- inventory level
- setup cost
- lot sizing
- customer demand
- planning horizon
- periodic review
- total cost
- linear programming
- expected cost
- standard deviation
- random variables
- markov decision process
- production planning
- utility function
- decision makers