Inventory control is an important factor in reducing the operating costs of the supply chain. This study proposes using a fuzzy inventory controller to make the ordering decision for the members in a supply chain. Such a controller is expressed as a set of fuzzy rules, which allows the manager to summarize his/her experience of reasoning process as well as incorporate conventional proportional ...

A major issue in supply chain inventory management is the coordination of inventory policies adopted by different members in a supply chain including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, etc. This paper presents a fractal-based approach for inventory management in order to minimize inventory costs and smooth material flows between supply chain members while responsively meeting customer dema...

now a days, management and control of perishable inventories is important in many units and industrial enterprises. basically perishable inventory management and control is more complex and challenging than inventories with unlimited lifetime. hence determining the optimal inventory policies for these products is very important.  in this paper, the optimal inventory policy for perishable items ...