Inderfurth, Karl; Kelle, Peter; Kleber, Rainer - In: European Journal of Operational Research 225 (2013) 2, pp. 298-309
This contribution focuses on the cost-effective management of the combined use of two procurement options: the short-term option is given by a spot market with random price, whereas the long-term alternative is characterized by a multi period capacity reservation contract with fixed purchase...