This paper deals with integral inventory control in multi-echelon divergent systems with stochastic lead times. The policy considered is an echelon stock, periodic review, order-up-to (R, S) policy. A computational method is derived to obtain the order-up-to level and the allocation fractions...

This paper considers a multiperiod inventory model in which a supplier provides alternative lead-time choices to customers: a short or a long lead time. The supplier operates in a batch-production mode. Orders from slow customers can be taken by the supplier and included in the next production...

This paper studies how companies use order-tracking information to more effectively execute their dual-sourcing strategies. We consider dual-sourcing inventory systems under either backlogging or lost-sales assumptions. The normal source consists of a two-stage tandem queue with Erlang...