Simulation and Inventory Control
Published on 19. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-333-79430-2 (ISBN)
Description
Aimed at final year undergraduate students, this is the first volume to publish in a new series of text covering core subjects in operational research in an accessible student-friendly format. This volume presents simulation paired with inventory control. The Operational Research Series aims to provide a new generation of European-originated texts of practical relevance to todays student. To guarantee accessibility, the texts are concise and have a non-mathematical orientation. These texts will provide students with the grounding in operational research theory they need to become the innovators of tomorrow.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-79430-2 (9780333794302)
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Roger Brooks | Stewart Robinson | Colin Lewis
Simulation and Inventory Control
Book
02/2001
Palgrave Macmillan
€42.79
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Persons
ROGER BROOKS is a lecturer in the Department of Management Science at Lancaster University. STEWART ROBINSON is a lecturer at Warwick Business School, Warwick University. COLIN LEWIS was previously a Professor at Aston Business School with a long-term interest in the behaviour of Stochastic Processes such as demand forecasting, inventory control and statistical process control.
Content
BOOK 1: SIMULATION Introduction How a Simulation Model Works Software for Simulation Performing Simulation Studies Further Topics in Simulation Conclusion Questions BOOK 2: INVENTORY CONTROL Introduction Demand Forecasting and Inventory Control Selecting and Monitoring Forecasting Systems for Inventory Control The Re-Order Level Policy (Setting the Re-Order Level) The Re-Order Level Policy (Examining the Size of the Replenishment Quantity) The Re-Order Level Policy (Examining the Relationship Between the Re-Order Level and the Replenishment Order Size) The Re-Order Cycle Policy (Establishing the Value of the review Period and the Maximum Stock Level) Pareto or ABC Analysis (as a Vehicle for Inventory Policy Allocation)