We develop a typology for multi-echelon inventory management. The typology is used to
classify and review the extensive research of multi-echelon inventory management under …

In classic inventory models it is common to assume that excess demand is backordered.
However, studies analyzing customer behavior in practice show that most unfulfilled …

This paper studies the significance of inventory centralization at the second echelon of a two-
echelon supply chain with perishable items when the agents of the second echelon use an …

Abstract 'Buy online and pick up in-store'(BOPS), wherein a customer buys the product
online and picks it up from the physical store at her convenience, is fast gaining popularity …

We present an optimization-based model to gain insights into the integrated inventory and
transportation problem for a single-echelon, multi-facility service parts logistics system with …

Inventory systems are largely analyzed in the literature under the common assumption of
backorders due to the complexity of lost sales. In this paper, we consider a two-echelon …

The benefits of coordinating activities and consolidating distribution points in supply chains
are well highlighted and intuitively logical. However, the impact of these decisions on the …

In this paper, for effective multi-echelon supply chains under stochastic and fuzzy
environments, an inventory management framework and deterministic/stochastic-neuro …

On the basis of analyzing the shortages of present studies on multi-echelon inventory
control, and considering some restrictions, this paper applies the joint replenishment …

Historically, the echelons of the supply chain, warehouse, distributors, retailers, etc., have
been managed independently, buffered by large inventories. Increasing competitive …