Consider a set of n stores with single-item and single-period demands. Assume an option of
centralized ordering and inventory with holding and penalty costs only. In this case, a …

This paper examines the subject of cost allocation in a multiple product inventory system,
allowing for consolidation of shipments. If we order multiple items using an economic order …

We examine cooperative games in supply-chain management termed Inventory Games.
Supply-chain management has non-cooperative and cooperative interactions between the …

A company considers centralizing a single item inventory ordering for a number of stores
whose demand fluctuates randomly. First, there must be savings passed on to the stores …

For single period inventory models with normally distributed, correlated individual demands
we examine the problem of minimizing the cost of inventory centralization as a function of …

Abstract Meca et al.(2004) studied a class of inventory games which arise when a group of
retailers who observe demand for a common item decide to cooperate and make joint orders …

In this survey, we review some of the main contributions to the cooperative approach of
newsvendor situations. We show how newsvendor situations with several retailers can be …

Joint replenishment for several products to achieve a lower inventory logistics cost has been
a topic of extensive studies. Less attention has been paid to the issue of deciding how the …

In classical newsvendor games, vendors collaborate to serve their aggregate demand
whose joint distribution is assumed known with certainty. We investigate a new class of …

A finite set of outlets with randomly fluctuating demands bands together to reduce costs by
buying, storing and distributing their inventory jointly. This is termed inventory centralization …