Comments on “Optimal Smoothing of Shipments in Response to Orders”

Abstract

Comments on Peterson, R. 1971. Optimal Smoothing of Shipments in Response to Orders. Management Sci. 17 (1, May) 597–607. —“On Smoothing Shipments” by Samuel Eilon, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Exhibition Road, London, S.W. 7, England —“Dynamic Pricing and Economic Instability” by Charles C. Holt, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20037