Stock Allocation in a Two-Echelon Distribution System Or “What to Do Until Your Ship Comes In”
研究一个仓库向多个零售商配送的单周期库存分配问题，针对相同零售商情形提出了精确和近似成本模型，并证明集中部分库存能降低成本。
In this paper, we focus on a single order cycle of a warehouse, serving N retailers where the only shipments allowed during the cycle are from the warehouse to the retailers. For a simple ship-up-to-S allocation policy, we develop both the exact cost model and a computationally tractable approximate cost model for the case of identical retailers, and demonstrate empirically the benefits of centralizing at least a portion of the total system stock.