Article ID: | iaor19911550 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 29 |
Issue: | 6 |
Start Page Number: | 1279 |
End Page Number: | 1287 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1991 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Hodgson T.J., Wang D. |
A multistage production/inventory system is modelled. The system structure, which has the form of an assembly network, is abstracted from the production process of a typical integrated iron and steel works. The system is modelled as a Markov Decision Process (MDP). Combinations of Just-In-Time (pull) and MRP (push) policies are used as alternatives in the MDP. Optimal hybrid strategies are developed. In part II, the authors extend the present observations to a more general case.