Article ID: | iaor19991710 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 100 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 537 |
End Page Number: | 549 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1997 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Benson Harold P., Denizel Meltem, Ereng S. Seluk |
Keywords: | programming: dynamic |
One of the fundamental tenets of the Just-in-Time (JIT) manufacturing philosophy is that reduction or even elimination of inventory conserves valuable resources and reduces wasteful spending. In many cases, to achieve inventory reductions requires investment in reduction of setup costs. For this reason, certain proposals for incorporating means for reducing setup costs into classical production–inventory models have been offered in recent years. This article considers a dynamic lot-sizing model M where the values of the setup costs can be reduced by various amounts depending upon the level of funds