Strategic Inventory Placement in Supply Chains: Nonstationary Demand

Stephen C. Graves
Stephen C. Graves
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Leaders for Manufacturing Program and A. P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Sean P. Willems
Sean P. Willems
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School of Management, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Leaders for Manufacturing Program and A. P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Sean P. Willems

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School of Management, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215

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Published Online:4 Jan 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.1070.0175

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