Keyword: inventory

Found 1303 papers in total
Integrating process optimization and inventory planning in cutting-stock with skiving option: An optimization model and its application
2005,
We consider a two-stage flow line where the first stage produces components for the...
The effect of remanufacturing on procurement decisions for resellers in secondary markets
2005,
The role of remanufacturing as a competitive tool for firms has been reflected in a...
Optimal joint inventory and transshipment control under uncertain capacity
2005,
This is an extended abstract of a paper that was a finalist in the Manufacturing and...
Vaccine shortages eliminate possibility for excess capacity in stockpiles
2004,
The ability to provide vaccines to the entire population stands as one of the greatest...
Dynamic policies for optimal low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite launches
2004,
Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems continue to provide mobile communication...
Performance modeling and analysis of integrated logistic chains: An analytic framework
2005,
This paper is geared toward developing a network of inventory-queue models for the...
Outsourcing logistics: designing transportation contracts between a manufacturer and a transporter
2003,
In our environment, a manufacturer procures material from a supplier and the supplier...
Incorporating kin selection in simulated annealing algorithm and its performance evaluation
2004,
In this article, a new operator namely the kin selection operator is introduced, which...
Modelling a complex supply chain: understanding the effect of simplified assumptions
2005,
The benefits of coordinating activities and consolidating distribution points in...
Failure replacement and preventive maintenance spare parts ordering policy
2005,
This paper addresses inventory policy for spare parts, when demand for the spare parts...
Exponential smoothing models: Means and variances for lead-time demand
2004,
Exponential smoothing is often used to forecast lead-time demand (LTD) for inventory...
An adaptive forecasting algorithm and inventory policy for products with short life cycles
2004,
Products with short life cycles are becoming increasingly common in many industries,...
Lot sizing and scheduling in a large automated foundry
2004,
This work consists of a case study in a large foundry, which has three molding lines...
On lot streaming in multistage production systems
2005,
Recently a model on processing a product in a multistage serial production system by...
Supply chain modelling of forest fuel
2004,
We study the problem of deciding when and where forest residues are to be converted...
On a replenishment coordination model in an integrated supply chain with one vendor and multiple buyers
2004,
In this paper, we consider an integrated supply chain model in which one vendor...
Reducing the bullwhip effect in supply chains with control-based forecasting
2005,
The bullwhip effect in supply chains occurs when the variance in the demand forecast...
Analysis of a production/inventory system with randomly failing production unit submitted to regular preventive maintenance
2004,
In this paper we consider a repairable production unit subject to random failures,...
Campaign planning and scheduling for multiproduct batch operations with applications to the food-processing industry
2004,
We analyze planning and scheduling of multiproduct batch operations in the...
Integer-ratio policies for distribution/inventory systems
2005,
We study a multistage distribution/inventory system with a central warehouse and N...
Distribution center consolidation games
2005,
We study a location-inventory model to analyze the impact of consolidation of...
A cost/benefit model for investments in inventory and preventive maintenance in an imperfect production system
2005,
In this research, a cost/benefit model is developed for supporting investment...
An exact analytical solution to the production inventory control problem
2004,
The full set of continuous, differential delay equations describing the inventory and...
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