| Article ID: | iaor1994483 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page Number: | 2275 |
| End Page Number: | 2285 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1993 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Chen R., Strong D., Hawaleshka O. |
An economic model for raw material selection is presented and a case analysis is given. The model considers two decision factors: initial raw material cost and additional manufacturing costs incurred due to inappropriateness of raw material quality. This additional manufacturing cost may include items such as: extra operator cost, extra machine cost and extra quality cost.