We provide a novel approach to characterize the order process of continuous review (s,S) and (r,nQ) inventory policies, and study the impact of the batching parameter (the value of Q or S-s) on the variability in the order process. First, we characterize the distribution of the time between...

We study a decentralized supply chain where only delayed market demand information is available for making replenishment decisions. The impact of this delay is quantified in a serially linked two-level supply chain where each player exploits the order-up-to replenishment policy. The market...

Stability is a fundamental design property of inventory systems. However, the often exploited linearity assumptions in the current literature create a major gap between theory and practice. In this paper the stability of a constrained production and inventory system with a Forbidden Returns...