A review of the joint replenishment problem literature: 1989–2005

The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize the literature on the joint replenishment problem (JRP) since 1989. Our review indicates that while research on the basic form of the JRP under the original classic assumptions may have slowed, there is much interest in new versions of the problem with relaxed assumptions, including dynamic or stochastic demand. Furthermore, recent research on the problem has focused on finding faster algorithms to the classic JRP rather than on improving the solution quality.