Robust optimization approaches in inventory management: Part A—the survey

Daoheng Zhang, Hasan Hüseyin Turan, Ruhul Sarker and Daryl Essam

IISE Transactions, 2025, vol. 57, issue 7, 818-844

Abstract: This work, the first part (Part A) of a comprehensive study, presents a survey on Robust Optimization (RO) in inventory management, highlighting its role in addressing uncertainties. This survey reviews various modeling frameworks, types of uncertainties, decision-making criteria, and decision rules essential to RO. The subsequent part (Part B) offers a comparative study, analyzing robust inventory models and highlighting key analytical and numerical contributions. This survey critically evaluates the effectiveness of RO in managing model uncertainty, enhancing decision-making processes, deriving structural insights, and boosting computational efficiency. Additionally, it discusses the limitations and challenges of applying RO to inventory management. While acknowledging the foundational role of traditional inventory literature in establishing essential theories, optimal policies, and efficient algorithms, this article addresses a significant gap by focusing on inventory management through the lens of RO methodology. Together with the comparative study, these works encapsulate the current state of robust inventory management, shedding light on future research directions and ongoing challenges in this evolving field.

Date: 2025
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