Silver Edward A.

Edward A. Silver

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Found 25 papers in total
Replenishment policies for multiple products with compound-Poisson demand that share a common warehouse
Replenishment policies for multiple products with compound-Poisson demand that share a common warehouse
2007
The paper addresses the problem of determining replenishment timing and quantities in...
A dynamic allocation heuristic for centralized safety stock
A dynamic allocation heuristic for centralized safety stock
2005
An inventory system that consists of a depot (central warehouse) and retailers...
Designing and delivering a university course – a process (or operations) management perspective
Designing and delivering a university course – a process (or operations) management perspective
2001
With over 30 years of academic experience in both engineering and management...
Finding effective schedules for the economic lot scheduling problem: A simple mixed integer programming approach
Finding effective schedules for the economic lot scheduling problem: A simple mixed integer programming approach
2004
We extend past research on the economic lot scheduling problem to address some of the...
An improved heuristic for deciding on emergency transshipments
An improved heuristic for deciding on emergency transshipments
2003
Utilising emergency lateral transshipments between retailers to meet customer demand...
Heuristic methods for centralized control of one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory systems
Heuristic methods for centralized control of one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory systems
2002
This paper considers a periodic-review, two-echelon inventory system with one central...
Minimizing the expected total value of shortages for a population of items subject to practical restrictions on the reorder points
Minimizing the expected total value of shortages for a population of items subject to practical restrictions on the reorder points
2001
We address a problem of setting reorder points (expressed as time supplies) of a...
A negotiation aid for fixed-quantity contracts with stochastic demand and production
A negotiation aid for fixed-quantity contracts with stochastic demand and production
2000
Consider an organization whose capability to produce an item and whose customer demand...
Disposal of excess stock at the end of a project when facing on-going operational usage
Disposal of excess stock at the end of a project when facing on-going operational usage
1999
In this paper we consider an important decision faced in many large-scale construction...
A tutorial on business process improvement
A tutorial on business process improvement
1997
Considering the strategic importance of business process improvement, it is imperative...
Preventive maintenance with limited historical data
Preventive maintenance with limited historical data
1995
We consider a piece of equipment that is subject to breakdown. If breakdowns are very...
Lot sizing for a product subject to obsolescence or perishability
Lot sizing for a product subject to obsolescence or perishability
1994
The paper presents a stochastic dynamic programming model for determining the optimal...
Some insights regarding selecting sets of scenarios in combinatorial stochastic problems
Some insights regarding selecting sets of scenarios in combinatorial stochastic problems
1996
Stochastic combinatorial problems are inherently difficult to solve. In this paper the...
Application of the scenario aggregation approach to a two-state, stochastic, common component, inventory problem with a budget constraint
Application of the scenario aggregation approach to a two-state, stochastic, common component, inventory problem with a budget constraint
1993
The purpose of this paper is to study, from a new perspective, the problem of...
The single period procurement problem where dedicated supplier capacity can be reserved
The single period procurement problem where dedicated supplier capacity can be reserved
1995
In this article the authors consider the single period procurement strategy for an...
Cost analysis and extension of a simple maintenance-scheduling heuristic
Cost analysis and extension of a simple maintenance-scheduling heuristic
1994
Practitioners of maintenance scheduling sometimes use a simple analytic formula,...
A simple case of preventive maintenance decision making with limited historical data
A simple case of preventive maintenance decision making with limited historical data
1992
When the operating time until failure of a piece of equipment is a random variable it...
A graphical implementation aid for inventory management of slow-moving items
A graphical implementation aid for inventory management of slow-moving items
1991
For low-usage (so-called C) items it makes sense to have rather low control costs,...
Common component inventory problems with a budget constraint: Heuristics and upper bounds
Common component inventory problems with a budget constraint: Heuristics and upper bounds
1989
This paper addresses a so-called assemble-to-order environment. There are a number of...
Forecasting the returns of reusable containers
Forecasting the returns of reusable containers
1989
A number of organizations sell products in containers that can be reused. Illustrative...
More on ‘Joint Order Release Decisions Under Dependent Demand’
More on ‘Joint Order Release Decisions Under Dependent Demand’
1988
Some comments are made on an earlier paper by Fogarty and Barringer.
Optimal and heuristic solutions for a simple common component inventory problem
Optimal and heuristic solutions for a simple common component inventory problem
1989
This paper addresses a so-called assemble-to-order environment. There are a number of...
Safety stock reduction by order splitting
Safety stock reduction by order splitting
1990
In this article the authors consider an item for which a continuous review, reorder...
Stocking of prescribed sizes of an item
Stocking of prescribed sizes of an item
1989
In this paper the authors consider an item that is sold in a number of different...
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