On the convexity of the Hadley-Whitin lost sales inventory model and the characterization of its minimum solution

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited === A standard inventory model involving lost sales provided by a standard reference is examined for flaws in the derivation of its optimal solution. A revised set of arguments is presented and the optimal solution is then completely characteri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trapnell, Robert Gary
Other Authors: Zehna, P.W.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/18222