Managing Supply Systems with Partial Information on Shipment Locations

• Main Authors: Bryan, Nana, Srinivasan, Mandyam M., Viswanathan, S.
• 其他作者: Nanyang Business School
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2016
• 主題: Stochastic processes; Markov chain; Stochastic lead time; Shipment tracking; Value of information
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82773; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40308

This paper studies a supply system for a retailer who orders a single product from one manufacturer. Orders filled by the manufacturer pass through multiple transportation stages before reaching the retailer. Each stage represents either a physical location or a step in the delivery process. The lea...