Optimal policy for a periodic review returnable inventory system

被引:16
作者
Buchanan, DJ [1 ]
Abad, PL [1 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, MG DeGroote Sch Business, Hamilton, ON L9B 2E1, Canada
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10.1080/07408179808966561
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
In this paper, we consider the inventory control problem in a periodic review returnable system. In a returnable system, containers are returned by consumers to the manufacturer for reuse. We view the returns in a given period to be a stochastic function of the number of containers out in the field. Using dynamic programming, we derive the optimal inventory control policy for the system.
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页码:1049 / 1055
页数:7
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