Continuous-review (s, S) inventory system with lost sales and variable lead times

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 59, Number 4, July-August 2025


Page(s)		1959 - 1980
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2025079
Published online		29 July 2025

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