Bayesian design of stochastic inventory systems
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This paper re-visits the Bayesian approach to test its efficacy in optimally designing the classical (s, Q) inventory model. A heuristic search of the unstructured (s, Q) decision space finds that one can indeed make a decent start by the Bayesian approach—and keep total cost nearly optimally low throughout.
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