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On the structure of lost-sales inventory models

Publication ,  Journal Article
Zipkin, P
Published in: Operations Research
2008

We provide a new approach to the structural analysis of the standard lost-sales inventory system. This approach is, we think, easier to work with than the original one. We also derive new bounds on the optimal policy. Then, we show that more variable demand leads to higher cost. Finally, we extend the analysis to several important variations of the basic model. © 2008 INFORMS.

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Operations Research

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0030-364X

Publication Date

2008

Volume

56

Issue

4

Start / End Page

937 / 944

Related Subject Headings

  • Operations Research
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
  • 0102 Applied Mathematics
 

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Zipkin, P. (2008). On the structure of lost-sales inventory models. Operations Research, 56(4), 937–944. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1070.0482
Zipkin, P. “On the structure of lost-sales inventory models.” Operations Research 56, no. 4 (2008): 937–44. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1070.0482.
Zipkin P. On the structure of lost-sales inventory models. Operations Research. 2008;56(4):937–44.
Zipkin, P. “On the structure of lost-sales inventory models.” Operations Research, vol. 56, no. 4, 2008, pp. 937–44. Scival, doi:10.1287/opre.1070.0482.
Zipkin P. On the structure of lost-sales inventory models. Operations Research. 2008;56(4):937–944.

Published In

Operations Research

DOI

ISSN

0030-364X

Publication Date

2008

Volume

56

Issue

4

Start / End Page

937 / 944

Related Subject Headings

  • Operations Research
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 0802 Computation Theory and Mathematics
  • 0102 Applied Mathematics