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The decision on how to allocate inventory among multiple retailers during a selling season can have a significant impact on the costs of a manufacturer. The manufacturer faces two decisions: First, she has to decide if she wants to distribute all inventory at the beginning of the selling season, i.e., to follow a ship-all policy, or if she rather reserves a certain fraction of the inventory for a second delivery later in the season. Second, she has to decide on an optimal allocation of inventory among the retailers.
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Sieke, M. (2008). Optimal Inventory Allocation for Multiple Retailers under Service Level Contracts. In: Supply Chain Contract Management. Edition KWV. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24382-1_5
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