| Article ID: | iaor2005445 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page Number: | 581 |
| End Page Number: | 590 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Journal: | Operations Research Letters |
| Authors: | Lee Chung-Yee |
Motivated by a practical industrial problem where a manufacturer stipulates a minimum order from each buyer but where a local dealer promises the buyer a just-in-time delivery with a slightly higher unit cost, this paper uses a dynamic lot-sizing model with a stepwise cargo cost function and a minimum order amount constraint to help the buyer select the supplier with minimum total cost.