Inventory and production decisions for an assemble-to-order system with uncertain demand and limited assembly capacity

Inventory and production decisions for an assemble-to-order system with uncertain demand and limited assembly capacity

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Article ID: iaor20081194
Country: United States
Volume: 54
Issue: 6
Start Page Number: 1137
End Page Number: 1150
Publication Date: Nov 2006
Journal: Operations Research
Authors: , ,
Keywords: production, inventory
Abstract:

This paper considers an inventory and production-planning problem for a contract manufacturer who anticipates an order of a single product, but with uncertain quantity. To meet the challenges of long component procurement lead times and limited assembly capacity, which may render production time insufficient to assemble total order quantity, the manufacturer may need to procure components or even assemble some quantities of the final product before receiving the confirmation of the actual order quantity. We present profit-maximization models that make optimal inventory and production decisions in the above assemble-to-order environment. We also consider the option of outsourcing, so that the manufacturer can outsource part of his production to an external facility that also has limited capacity. We establish structural properties of optimal solutions and develop efficient solution procedures for the proposed problems. We also provide sensitivity analysis of the optimal decisions, and some managerial insights.

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