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Optimal Policies and Steady-State Solutions for Inventory Problems with Markovian Uncertainty

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  • David Easley
  • Daniel F. Spulber

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  • David Easley & Daniel F. Spulber, 1978. "Optimal Policies and Steady-State Solutions for Inventory Problems with Markovian Uncertainty," Discussion Papers 353, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.
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