This article presents a case study on the joint replenishment problem. Particularly we analyze the effect of minimum order quantities and a complex transportation cost structure on inventories. Several types of inventory policies are tested in a simulation model with real data.

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doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.06.016, hdl.handle.net/1765/15444
ERIM Article Series (EAS)
International Journal of Production Economics
Erasmus Research Institute of Management

Porras Musalem, E., & Dekker, R. (2005). Controlling inventories in a supply chain: A case study. In International Journal of Production Economics (Vol. 93–94, pp. 179–188). doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.06.016