We consider a periodic-review inventory control problem for the Multi-Warehouse Multi-Store system with lost sales. We focus on a time horizon during which the system receives no external replenishment. Specifically, each warehouse has a finite initial inventory at the beginning of the horizon,...

We consider a classic periodic-review perishable inventory system with a fixed product lifetime and zero replenishment lead time under a first-in-first-out issuance policy. Unsatisfied demand can be either lost or backlogged. The objective is to minimize the long-run average holding, penalty and...