COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A DISTRIBUTION POLICY FOR A SINGLE PERIOD INVENTORY SYSTEM, OPTIMIZATION APPLICATION THEREFOR, AND METHOD THEREFOR, AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR FACILITATING USER DETERMINATION OF A DISTRIBUTION POLICY FOR A SINGLE PERIO

Computer implemented system for determining a distribution policy for a single period inventory system on the basis of the relative merit of allocating a draw unit of one of a multitude of different consumer items to one of a multitude of different locations in accordance with an allocation decision criterion subject to one or more constraints, an optimization application therefor, and method therefor, and including a Decision Support Tool for facilitating user determination of a distribution policy for a single period inventory system.