Mekhtiev, Mirza Arif - In: International Journal of Production Economics 145 (2013) 1, pp. 304-317
In a stochastic supply chain network knowing the exact distribution of lead-time demand (LTD) for each node allows determining inventory policy parameters, service levels, and optimal costs. To determine the LTD distributions a stochastic analytical model has been developed for a multi-echelon...