Optimizing multi-supplier multi-item joint replenishment problem for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with quantity discounts.

This paper deals with a new joint replenishment problem, in which a number of non-instantaneous deteriorating items are replenished from several suppliers under different quantity discounts schemes. Involving both joint replenishment decisions and supplier selection decisions makes the problem to be...

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Main Authors: Xueyi Ai, Yi Yue, Haoxuan Xu, Xudong Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246035