Alternative Inventory and Distribution Policies of a Food Manufacturer

DOI10.1057/JORS.1996.96zbMath0853.90047OpenAlexW2063933656MaRDI QIDQ4888193

Xiaoyong Tao, Alan Mercer

Publication date: 24 July 1996

Published in: Journal of the Operational Research Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.1996.96

zbMATH Keywords

inventoryforecastingtransshipmentsdelayed deliveryalternative distribution strategiesemergency transfersretailer's regional depotswarehouse allocations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05)

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