Keyword: inventory

Found 1303 papers in total
Chain or Shackles: Understanding what drives supply-chain performance
2000,
We relate an array of factors that embody current practice and thinking in...
On inventory abatement via manufacturing randomness reductions
1998,
Under a continuous improvement framework, the policy of abating inventory via...
Forecasting demand variation when there are stockouts
2000,
This paper addresses the common problem of forecasting demand when there are a large...
Price protection in the personal computer industry
2000,
Price protection is a commonly used practice between manufacturers and retailers in...
Responsibility tokens in supply chain management
2000,
The decentralized supply chain management scheme of Lee and Whang can be viewed as...
Cycle scheduling for discrete shipping and dynamic demands
2000,
This study examines previously unexplored issues regarding the performance of...
The value of information sharing in a two-level supply chain
2000,
Many companies have embarked on initiatives that enable more demand information...
Development of a rapid-response supply chain at Caterpillar
2000,
As part of its growth strategy, Caterpillar Inc. is launching a new P2000 product line...
On improving the single-vendor single-buyer integrated production inventory model with a generalized policy
2000,
In this note a simple procedure is suggested for modifying shipment size as obtained...
Analysis of a sampling control scheme for a perishable inventory system
1999,
We consider an inventory system in which both the arrival of items and the demand for...
A multi-period profit maximizing model for retail supply chain management: An integration of demand and supply-side mechanisms
2000,
We present a multi-period inventory and pricing model for a single product, where the...
Revenue management: Research Overview and prospects
1999,
This survey reviews the forty-year history of research on transportation revenue...
Heavy traffic analysis of polling systems in tandem
1999,
We analyze the performance of a tandem queueing network populated by two customer...
An effective procedure for the distribution of magazines
1999,
The article provides theoretical and empirical findings on developing an effective...
Decomposition approach to the inventory routing problem with satellite facilities
1998,
This paper presents a comprehensive decomposition scheme for solving the inventory...
Synchronized development of production, inventory, and distribution schedules
1999,
An integrated optimization model for production and distribution planning is proposed,...
Stock rationing in an M/Ek/1 make-to-stock queue
2000,
This paper considers the stock rationing problem of a single-item, make-to-stock...
Improved rolling schedules for the dynamic single-level lot-sizing problem
2000,
A major argument for favoring simple lot-sizing heuristics – like the...
The effects of low inventory on the development of productivity norms
1999,
Low inventory, a crucial part of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing systems, enjoys...
Pooling in multi-location periodic inventory distribution systems
1999,
Risk pooling through lateral transshipment in inventory distribution systems is an...
The virtual warehousing concept
2000,
The virtual warehouse (VW) is a state of real-time global visibility for logistics...
The competitive newsboy
1997,
We consider a competitive version of the classical newsboy problem – in which a...
A simulation study of work-in-process inventory drive systems and their effect on operational measurements
2000,
This simulation study compares three operational measures of performance through the...
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