Abstract
This paper deals with the problem of minimizing the transmission cost in an EDI system and proves the optimality of a policy which minimizes the slack of partial sums under conditions with practical interpretations. This policy is shown to be useful as a heuristic in more general cases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 380-391 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 1999 |