Optimal lot sizing under continuous price decrease

Optimal lot sizing under continuous price decrease

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Article ID: iaor2005843
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 31
Issue: 6
Start Page Number: 539
End Page Number: 545
Publication Date: Dec 2003
Journal: OMEGA
Authors: ,
Keywords: production
Abstract:

An important characteristic of high-tech industries is decreasing component prices over time. In the personal computer industry, some component prices decline at a rate of 1% per week. This paper develops an inventory model for products experiencing continuous decrease in unit price. We develop an accurate closed-form approximate solution to the model. Our results indicate that declining prices lead to substantial decrease in the optimal cycle time and much frequent ordering. This explains the heavy emphasis on just-in-time inventory management practiced by successful companies in high-tech industries. While previous models attributed the success of just-in-time policies to reduced holding cost and improved quality, under declining prices a substantial source of savings becomes lower costs of raw materials which is significant part of cost in these industries. We illustrate the results of the model with a numerical example and perform sensitivity analysis.

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