The real dynamics of a family of fourth-order iterative methods is studied when it is applied on quadratic polynomials. A Scaling Theorem is obtained and the conjugacy classes are analyzed. The convergence plane is used to obtain the same kind of information as from the parameter space, and even...

This paper addresses the implications of considering power demand pattern and backorders in the one-warehouse N-retailer problem. Specifically, we assume that items at the retailers are withdrawn from the inventory following a power pattern. The objective function consists of the sum of...