The Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey&Company report on the benefits of integrated planning and VMI (see Brown et al., 2013, Brinkhoff et al., 2012). IRPs found in the literature most often assume that demands are either deterministic or stationary over the planning horizon. However, many ...
This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-218556, filed 30 Sep. 2011, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. §119, the contents of which in its entirety are herein incorporated by reference. ...