Technical Note—On a Paper by Simon

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.21.6.1318

In a paper on “Stationary Properties of a Two-Echelon Inventory Model for Low-Demand Items” [Opns. Res. 19, 761–773 (1971)], R. M. Simon presents an argument for finding the stationary distribution of inventory position that is not always valid. This note gives a corrected version of Simon's method.

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