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multi-echelon inventory: a standalone construct

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Operations management

optimal stock policies for a chain of linked stocking points where each stage supplies the next.

In operations management, multi-echelon inventory refers to optimal stock policies for a chain of linked stocking points where each stage supplies the next. This meaning comes from Clark (1960) in Management Science.[1]

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chain3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs inventory1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone construct operation1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Clark, A. J., & Scarf, H. (1960). Optimal Policies for a Multi-Echelon Inventory Problem. Management Science, 6(4), 475-490. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.6.4.475

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