The effect of (Q, r) policy in production-inventory systems

The effect of (Q, r) policy in production-inventory systems

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Article ID: iaor200970307
Country: India
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Publication Date: Jan 2009
Journal: International Journal of Management and Systems
Authors: ,
Keywords: make-to-stock
Abstract:

We examine the effectiveness of the conventional (Q, r) model in managing production-inventory systems with finite capacity, stochastic demand, and stochastic order processing times. We show that, for systems with finite production capacity, order replenishment lead times are highly sensitive to loading and order quantity. Consequently, the choice of optimal order quantity and optimal reorder point can vary significantly from those obtained under the usual assumption of a load-independent lead time. More importantly, we show that for a given (Q, r) policy the conventional model can grossly under or over-estimate the actual cost of the policy. In cases where a setup time is associated with placing a production order, we show that the optimal (Q, r) policy derived from the conventional model can, in fact, be infeasible.

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