On the performance of the base-stock inventory system under a compound Erlang demand distribution

On the performance of the base-stock inventory system under a compound Erlang demand distribution

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Article ID: iaor20141313
Volume: 66
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 548
End Page Number: 554
Publication Date: Nov 2013
Journal: Computers & Industrial Engineering
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: stochastic processes
Abstract:

In this paper, we propose a new method for determining the optimal base‐stock level in a single echelon inventory system where the demand is a compound Erlang process and the lead‐time is constant. The demand inter‐arrival follows an Erlang distribution and the demand size follows a Gamma distribution. The stock is controlled according to a continuous review base‐stock policy where unfilled demands are backordered. The optimal base‐stock level is derived based on a minimization of the total expected inventory cost. A numerical investigation is conducted to analyze the performance of the inventory system with respect to the different system parameters and also to show the outperformance of the approach that is based on the compound Erlang demand assumption as compared to the classical Newsboy approach. This work allows insights to be gained on stock control related issues for both slow and fast moving stock keeping units.

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