Inventory Management with Alternative Delivery Times

• Main Authors: Liang, Xiaoying (Author), Ma, Lijun (Author), Wang, Haifeng (Author), Yan, Houmin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Operations Management,
• Subjects: Business.; Transportation.; Production management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

This book develops a modeling framework to analyze the problem of inventory management with alternative delivery times. The general context considered here is that a seller replenishes its inventory in fixed intervals and, between replenishments, allocates the limited inventory to satisfy customers...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Overview
• Chapter 2. Examples From Industry
• Chapter 3. Inventory Models with Two Delivery-time Options
• Chapter 4. Inventory Models with Delivery-time Upgrade
• Chapter 5. Inventory Control and Pricing with Alternative Delivery Times
• Chapter 6. Inventory Commitment and Prioritized Backlogging Clearance with Alternative Delivery Times
• Chapter 7. Inventory Management with Alternative Delivery Times: The Case of Group Buying.