In this research, we develop a segmentation methodology for reducing the computational
time required for setting the (r, Q) inventory control polices in a large-scale multi echelon …

Large multi-echelon inventory systems usually consist of hundreds of thousands of stock
keep units (SKU). Calculating inventory policies for each product is a computational burden …

This paper evaluates methodologies for the grouping of items and the setting of inventory
policies in a large-scale multi-item inventory system. Conventional inventory segmentation …

A unified objective of this dissertation is to increase the efficiency of large-scale inventory
policy algorithms (ie including thousands of spare parts) by developing segmentation and …

Inventory control is one of the main activities in industrial plant management. Both process
owners and line workers interact daily with stocks of components and finite products, and an …

Inventory classification is a managerial method utilized to group items that share
predetermined characteristics, with the intent of assigning group-specific controls and …

A typical manufacture firm can be seen as a multi-echelon inventory system. This paper
focuses on a multi-echelon inventory system which consists of firm warehouse and multiple …

Multi-echelon inventory systems are often controlled as a network of single-echelon
inventory systems for simplicity of managerial authority, organizational control, and …

Large-scale manufactured systems are an extremely crucial part of this nation's
infrastructure and worldwide competitiveness. Highly variable demand, a large number of …

Very large numbers of inventory items complicate the inventory control process. Companies
categorize their inventory items into a few groups and take similar inventory control policies …