A fresh product supply chain is considered in which an omnichannel retailer procures
products from multiple suppliers and distributes them through a distribution center to …

Humanitarian organizations often rely on donations of goods to keep their operations
running for a long period. However, the donation of perishable goods, such as food and …

Anticipatory shipping uses historical order and customer data to predict future orders and
accordingly ship products to the nearest distribution centres before customers actually place …

Perishable items with a limited lifespan and intermittent/erratic consumption are found in a
variety of industrial settings: dealing with such items is challenging for inventory managers …

In the 20th century, there has been a significant development in logistics systems owing to
market globalisation. From this perspective, our study focuses on designing novel models of …

We develop an inventory model for perishable products with a two-period shelf-life. The
demand during a stock out in either period is treated as lost sales. Besides the initial regular …

This paper presents experimental results from the application of a data-based model
predictive decision support system to drug inventory management in the pharmacy of a mid …

A well-known control policy in stochastic inventory control is the (R, s, S) policy, in which
inventory is raised to an order-up-to-level S at a review instant R whenever it falls below …

A variety of industries handling perishable goods is faced with the challenge of reducing
lead times in order to ensure the best possible freshness of products at the point of sales …

Effective inventory system management allows companies to respond quickly to the market
change and develop a flexible production system to improve their competitiveness. In this …