Title | ||
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Integrated location-inventory modelling under forward and reverse product flows in the used merchandise retail sector: A multi-echelon formulation. |
Abstract | ||
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•We model a novel multi-echelon distribution system for used merchandise retailers.•We examine system costs impacted by inventory uncertainties, coverage radius.•Lagrangian methods lead to efficient, fast solutions and alternative designs.•System designs can differ dramatically depending on cost elements considered.•Provides robust tactical designs as periodically needed for decision makers in used merchandise retail environments. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2017 | 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.10.036 | European Journal of Operational Research |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Distribution,Inventory,Logistics,Routing,Used merchandise retailer | Heuristic,Mathematical optimization,Upper and lower bounds,Product type,Facility location problem,Heuristics,Service level requirement,Lagrangian relaxation,Product (business),Operations management,Mathematics | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
259 | 2 | 0377-2217 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
3 | 0.39 | 21 |
Authors | ||
4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Anthony D. Ross | 1 | 10 | 1.88 |
Milad Khajehnezhad | 2 | 3 | 0.39 |
Wilkistar Otieno | 3 | 4 | 1.44 |
Osman T. Aydas | 4 | 6 | 0.79 |