| Article ID: | iaor1996798 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Start Page Number: | 3485 |
| End Page Number: | 3487 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
| Authors: | Viswanathan S. |
This note is concerned with the paper by Sarker and Babu, and a note on that paper by Goyal. Sarker and Babu address the problem of determining the optimal production rate and common cycle time for a family of items with shelf life restrictions. Goyal suggested that the solution obtained by Sarker and Babu can be improved by allowing some items to be produced more than once in a cycle. A comment by Goyal is also included [see abstract 54196 and 56809.]