Mismatch of inventory information between the reality and what is on the record of in-formation systems has been generally accepted as inventory inaccuracy. Its financial impacts go beyond the cost of direct inventory loss at each stage of the supply chain. The discrepancy also results in...

We consider a periodic-review perishable inventory system with multiple demand classes, each characterized by a different lost-sales cost and a least freshness requirement. Demands of different classes in the same period can be correlated, while demands across periods are independent but not...

Motivated by Fresh Hema, we consider a distribution system in which retailers replenish perishable goods from a warehouse, which, in turn, replenishes from an outside source. Demand at each retailer depends on exogenous features and a random shock, and unfulfilled demand is lost. The objective...