Berg, Menachem; Schouten, Frank van der Duyn; Jansen, Jorg - In: Management Science 44 (1998) 5, pp. 684-697
This work deals with batch provisioning and order aggregation. Two examples are: (i) a manufacturer that has to deliver items to customers in a remote destination, and (ii) a company that provides repair and replacement service to its clients. In both cases the remoteness of customers suggests...