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Minimax analysis for finite-horizon inventory models

GUILLERMO GALLEGO Department of IE & OR, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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JENNIFER K. RYAN School of Industrial Engineering. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA E-mail: [email protected]View further author information
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DAVID SIMCHI-LEVI Department of IE & MS, Northwestern University, Evan.ston, IL, 60208, USA
Pages 861-874 | Received 01 Aug 1998, Accepted 01 Oct 1999, Published online: 26 Apr 2007

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