INVENTORY MODELS INVOLVING LEAD TIME AS A DECISION VARIABLE

Authors
BENDAYA M RAOUF A
Citation
M. Bendaya et A. Raouf, INVENTORY MODELS INVOLVING LEAD TIME AS A DECISION VARIABLE, The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 45(5), 1994, pp. 579-582
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Operatione Research & Management Science","Operatione Research & Management Science
Journal title
The Journal of the Operational Research Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
01605682
Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
579 - 582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-5682(1994)45:5<579:IMILTA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Most of the literature dealing with inventory problems assumes lead ti me as prescribed, whether deterministic or probabilistic. In certain c ases, lead time can be reduced but at an added cost. In this article w e discuss inventory models where lead time is one of the decision vari ables.