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Lost-Sales Problems with Stochastic Lead Times: Convexity Results for Base-Stock Policies

Ganesh Janakiraman
Ganesh Janakiraman
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IOMS-OM Group, Stern School of Business, New York University, 44 West 4th Street, New York, New York 10012-1126
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Robin O. Roundy
Robin O. Roundy
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School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Ganesh Janakiraman

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IOMS-OM Group, Stern School of Business, New York University, 44 West 4th Street, New York, New York 10012-1126

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Robin O. Roundy

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School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

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Published Online:1 Oct 2004https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1040.0130

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Published Online:October 01, 2004

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