This paper proposes and analyzes a periodic review inventory system with two replenishment modes. Regular orders are placed periodically following a base stock policy on inventory position, and arrive at the stocking location after a deterministic lead time. The location also has the option of...

We consider a single period inventory problem with three non-identical retailers in which items can be pooled at a predetermined point in time. Since multiple items are often pooled with a single visit to each retailer, we use a predetermined (shortest) route for redistribution. We derive cost...