Notes: Installation vs. Echelon Stock Policies for Multilevel Inventory Control

Sven Axsäter
Sven Axsäter
Luleå University of Technology, S-951 87 Luleå, Sweden
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Kaj Rosling
Kaj Rosling
Linköping Institute of Technology, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Sven Axsäter

Luleå University of Technology, S-951 87 Luleå, Sweden

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Kaj Rosling

Linköping Institute of Technology, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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Published Online:1 Oct 1993https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.39.10.1274

Abstract

This paper compares installation and echelon stock policies for multilevel inventory control. The major results are for serial and assembly systems. For (Q, r)-rules, echelon stock policies are, in general, superior to installation stock policies. A Kanban-policy is identified as a restricted type of installation stock (Q, r)-policy.

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