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Using the inventory-theoretic framework to determine cost-minimizing supply strategies in a stochastic setting

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  • Vernimmen, Bert
  • Dullaert, Wout
  • Willemé, Peter
  • Witlox, Frank

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  • Vernimmen, Bert & Dullaert, Wout & Willemé, Peter & Witlox, Frank, 2008. "Using the inventory-theoretic framework to determine cost-minimizing supply strategies in a stochastic setting," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 115(1), pages 248-259, September.
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