Article ID: | iaor19951639 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | 5 |
Start Page Number: | 515 |
End Page Number: | 523 |
Publication Date: | May 1995 |
Journal: | Computers and Operations Research |
Authors: | Khouja Moutaz |
The classical economic production lot size (EPL) model assumes a predetermined and inflexible production rate. Production rate in many cases, such as orders filled by a machine, can be changed. Moreover, unit production cost depends on production rate. In this chapter, the EPL model is extended to cases where production rate is a decision variable. Unit production cost becomes a function of production rate. The proposed model is solved for special unit production cost functions and the results illustrated with a numerical example.