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Retail Inventory Optimization

Retail Inventory Optimization is an academic construct within inventory management theory that specifically integrates demand forecasting, cost modeling, and ordering policies to determine optimal stock levels in retail settings, distinguishing it from broader supply chain models by its focus on single-stage, consumer-facing operations with price sensitivity, shelf-space constraints, and high demand variability.

113

Publications

5.2K

Citations

261

Authors

169

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

45

Parents

Publications

113

Management of Multi-Item Retail Inventory Systems with Demand Substitution

Stephen A. Smith, Narendra Agrawal · Operations Research · 2000 · 436 citations

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A closed loop supply chain under retail price and product quality dependent demand

T. Maiti, Bibhas C. Giri · Journal of Manufacturing Systems · 2014 · 188 citations

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Optimizing Inventory Replenishment of Retail Fashion Products

Marshall L. Fisher, Kumar Rajaram, Ananth Raman · Manufacturing & Service Operations Management · 2001 · 169 citations

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A neuro-dynamic programming approach to retailer inventory management

Benjamin Van Roy, Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Yoonsang Lee et al. · 2002 · 153 citations

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The optimal retailer's ordering policies for deteriorating items with limited storage capacity under trade credit financing

Kun‐Jen Chung, Tien-Shou Huang · International Journal of Production Economics · 2006 · 152 citations

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Authors

261

  1. NA
    Narendra Agrawal

    Santa Clara University, United States

    5 publications · 631 citations

    5

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  2. SA
    Stephen A. Smith

    Santa Clara University, United States

    5 publications · 631 citations

    5

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  3. YT
    Yu‐Chung Tsao

    National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

    3 publications · 126 citations

    3

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  4. YZ
    Yong‐Wu Zhou

    South China University of Technology, China

    3 publications · 108 citations

    3

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  5. JZ
    Ju Zhao

    Hefei University of Technology, China

    2 publications · 65 citations

    2

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Institutions

169

  1. Santa Clara University

    Santa Clara, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    283 citations

  3. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    363 citations

  4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    260 citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    305 citations

  6. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    185 citations

  8. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

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Venues

  1. European Journal of Operational Research

    15 publications · 726 citations

    15

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  2. Computers & Industrial Engineering

    10 publications · 447 citations

    10

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  3. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

    9 publications · 544 citations

    9

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  4. International Journal of Production Economics

    7 publications · 526 citations

    7

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  5. Production and Operations Management

    POMS · 5 publications · 178 citations

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