1. Introduction -- 2. Problem Formulation -- 2.1. Notations and representations -- 2.2. Restrictive assumptions -- 2.3. Optimality criteria -- 2.4. Classification of problems -- 3. Methods of Solution -- 3.1. Complete enumeration -- 3.2. Combinatorial analysis -- 3.3. Mixed integer and...

In most multi-item inventory systems, the ordering costs consist of a major cost and a minor cost for each item included. Applying for every individual item a cyclic inventory policy, where the cycle length is a multiple of some basic cycle time, reduces the major ordering costs. An efficient...