Technical Note—Optimal Control Policy for Capacitated Inventory Systems with Remanufacturing

Xiting Gong
Xiting Gong
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Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Xiuli Chao
Xiuli Chao
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Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

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Xiuli Chao

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Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Published Online:24 May 2013https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2013.1168

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Received:August 01, 2011
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Published Online:May 24, 2013

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