Solving some deterministic finite horizon inventory models

• Authors: Pritibhushan SINHA
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Two single-item, deterministic, continuous, finite horizon inventory models having no shortage have been considered. A demand rate function, which is relatively general, for the item has been assumed. In the first model, units of the item do not deteriorate; while in the second units deteriorate in a constant fraction rate. Some optimality conditions are shown for the models. Based on these properties, single variable search methods have been described to obtain globally optimal solutions. Numerical experiments indicate that the methods yield acceptable solutions within small time and are suitable for practical applications.

Keywords

EN

inventory; finite horizon; globally optimal solution; search method

• Publisher: Politechnika Wrocławska. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Journal: Operations Research and Decisions
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 63-74

Contributors

author

Pritibhushan SINHA

• 6 A J C Bose Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata – 700063, West Bengal, India

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5277/ord130105