| Article ID: | iaor20043435 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 88 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 125 |
| End Page Number: | 135 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Bulinskaya E.V. |
| Keywords: | risk |
The paper recalls that in inventory theory various risks orders were used from the outset. The definitions and essential properties of the most popular in applications stochastic orders are given. Some inventory control results are obtained using these orders.