AbstractWe first generalize Khouja [Khouja, M., 2003. Optimizing inventory decisions in a multi-stage multi-customer supply chain. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 39 (3), 193–208] integrated model considering the integer multipliers mechanism and next individually derive the optimal solution to the three- and four-stage model using the perfect squares method, which is a simple algebraic approach so that ordinary readers unfamiliar with differential calculus can understand the optimal solution procedure with ease. We subsequently deduce the optimal expressions for Khouja (2003) and Cárdenas-Barrón [Cárdenas-Barrón, L.E., 2007. Optimal inventory decisions in a multi-stage multi-customer supply chain: a note. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 43 (5), 647–654] model, and identify the associated errors in Khouja (2003). We present two numerical examples for illustrative purposes. We finally shed light on some future research by extending or modifying the generalized model.
A technical note on “Optimizing inventory decisions in a multi-stage multi-customer supply chain”
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review ; 45 , 4 ; 572-582
2009-01-24
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
A technical note on “Optimizing inventory decisions in a multi-stage multi-customer supply chain”
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|A technical note on “Optimizing inventory decisions in a multi-stage multi-customer supply chain”
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