Civelek, Ismail; Karaesmen, Itir; Scheller-Wolf, Alan - In: European Journal of Operational Research 243 (2015) 3, pp. 826-838
We consider a discrete-time inventory system for a perishable product where demand exists for product of different ages; an example of such a product is blood platelets. In addition to the classical costs for inventory holding, outdating, and shortage, our model includes substitution (mismatch)...