End of Life Planning for Mobile Phones.

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The management and control of stock in a business with integrated online and offline storefronts facing uncertainty in demand poses a great deal of operational challenges. Historically there has been much research into inventory control under uncertainty. However, inventory control at the end of sales life remains an under-researched area within the literature. In particular, the challenge of optimising stock levels to ensure remaining stock is sold before the end of sales life, as well as preventing stockouts and unsatisfied customers, is of vital importance. It is this challenge that lies at the heart of this PhD and will lead to development of novel operational research methodology at the intersection of three research areas: omnichannel retailing, end-of-life product management and stochastic inventory control. Novel methods and heuristics will be proposed to create effective inventory control policies. In partnership with Tesco Mobile.