Estimating and auditing aggregate inventory levels at multiple stocking points
提出一个简单的多项式方程，通过回归分析确定系数，用于估计分销网络的总库存水平，并帮助审计和监控不同库存点的库存控制政策有效性。
Abstract Relatively little attention has been given to methods for estimating and auditing distribution network inventories in the aggregate. This article shows that a simple polynomial equation whose coefficients can be determined by means of regression analysis techniques is a good, basic tool for estimating overall inventory levels and can be used to provide insight into the effectiveness of inventory control policies at different stocking points. It also serves as the basis for auditing and controlling current inventory policies on an ongoing basis. Tests of the model in a number of actual cases revealed a predictable association between the inventory policy being used and the coefficient values in the polynomial equation.