Analysis and Algorithms for Service Parts Supply Chains (Springer Operations Research and Financial Engineering)

Description

* Provides a broad overview of modeling approaches and solution methodologies for addressing inventory problems, particularly the management of high cost, low demand rate service parts found in multi-echelon settings

* The text may be used in a variety of courses for first-year graduate students or senior undergraduates, or as a reference for researchers and practitioners

* A background in stochastic processes and optimization is assumed