Stock control in a many depot system

J. L. Brenner

Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, 1969, vol. 16, issue 3, 359-379

Abstract: The chief problems considered are: (1) In a parallel set of warehouses, how should stocks be allocated? (2) In a system consisting of a central warehouse and several subsidiary warehouses, how much stock should be carried in each? The demands may have known, or unknown, distribution functions. For problem (1), the i‐th stock ni should usually be allocated in proportion to the i‐th demand mi; in special cases, a significant improvement is embodied in the formula (N = total allocable stock) . For problem (2), the article gives specific bounds on intensity of demand, for deciding when an item in low demand should be stocked at a central rather than a branch warehouse.

Date: 1969
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