An inventory model with random discount offerings

An inventory model with random discount offerings

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Article ID: iaor20114419
Volume: 39
Issue: 6
Start Page Number: 710
End Page Number: 718
Publication Date: Dec 2011
Journal: Omega
Authors: , ,
Keywords: discounts
Abstract:

We consider an inventory model in which a supplier makes deal offers with random discount prices at random points in time. Assuming that discount offerings follow a Poisson process and discount price is a discrete random variable with a known distribution, we propose a continuous‐review control policy for the model and derive optimality conditions for the policy parameters. The model is then extended to the case of multiple suppliers that offer discount deals with supplier‐specific Poisson processes and discount prices. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate cost savings due to discount offers.

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