A multi-stage and multi-supplier inventory model allowing different order quantities

•A multi-stage inventory model is presented with multiple suppliers subject to a set of constraints.•This proposed model allows different order quantities/intervals for each selected supplier.•The cost of unequal-order quantity allocation is lower than that of equal-order quantity allocation. This p...

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Published in:	Applied Mathematical Modelling Vol. 52; pp. 613 - 625
Main Authors:	Chang, Shu-Chin, Chang, Ching-Ter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Elsevier Inc 01.12.2017 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Computer simulation Costs Inventory Multi-objective programming Multi-stage inventory model Multiple objective analysis Optimization Sensitivity analysis Simulation Suppliers Supply chain system Supply chains Multi-stage inventory model Supply chain system Multi-objective programming
ISSN:	0307-904X, 1088-8691, 0307-904X
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