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Volume 18, Issue 4
1 April 1988
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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management
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Review Article| April 01 1988

An Evaluation of Proactive vs. Reactive Replenishment Systems

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John W. Hummel
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1747-3683
Print ISSN: 0269-8218
© MCB UP Limited
1988
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management (1988) 18 (4): 3–13.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014695

Traditional inventory replenishment decisions in distribution systems have been reactive, but the availability of information throughout the distribution system means that other methods should be considered.

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