Schwarz, Leroy B.; Ward, James E.; Zhai, Xin - In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 8 (2006) 3, pp. 253-272
This paper examines the interactions between routing and inventory-management decisions in a two-level supply chain consisting of a cross-docking warehouse and N retailers. Retailer demand is normally distributed and independent across retailers and over time. Travel times are fixed between...