| Article ID: | iaor20051634 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 93/94 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 179 |
| End Page Number: | 188 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Musalem E.P. |
| Keywords: | supply |
This article presents a case study on the joint replenishment problem. Particularly we analyze the effect of minimum order quantities and a complex transportation cost structure on inventories. Several types of inventory policies are tested in a simulation model with real data.