کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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479137 | 1446193 | 2007 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Stochastic leadtimes in a one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory system with the warehouse not carrying stock Stochastic leadtimes in a one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory system with the warehouse not carrying stock](/preview/png/479137.png)
This study extends upon a multi-echelon inventory model developed by Graves, introducing in the one-warehouse, N-retailer case—as Graves suggested—stochastic leadtimes between the warehouse and the retail sites in place of the original deterministic leadtimes. Effects of stochastic leadtimes on required base stock levels at the retail sites in the case where the warehouse carries no stock (e.g., serves as a cross-dock point) were investigated analytically. Two alternative treatments of stochastic leadtime distributions were considered. Using as a baseline Graves’ computational study under deterministic leadtimes, results of the current study suggest that it may be better to use the deterministic model with an accurately estimated mean leadtime than a stochastic model with a poorly estimated mean leadtime.
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research - Volume 181, Issue 2, 1 September 2007, Pages 1004–1013