Computing globally optimal (s,S,T) inventory policies

dc.contributor.authorLagodimos, A. G.en
dc.contributor.authorChristou, I. T.en
dc.contributor.authorSkouri, K.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T17:22:37Z
dc.date.available2015-11-24T17:22:37Z
dc.identifier.issn0305-0483-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/12638
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dc.subjectsupply chainen
dc.subjectnewsvendoren
dc.subjectoptimal review perioden
dc.subjectstochastic demanden
dc.subjects policiesen
dc.subjectreorder pointen
dc.subjectsystemsen
dc.subjectmodelsen
dc.subjectserialen
dc.subjectcostsen
dc.titleComputing globally optimal (s,S,T) inventory policiesen
heal.abstractWe consider a single-echelon inventory installation under the (s,S,T) periodic review ordering policy. Demand is stationary random and, when unsatisfied, is backordered. Under a standard cost structure, we seek to minimize total average cost in all three policy variables; namely, the reorder level s, the order-up-to level S and the review interval T. Considering time to be continuous, we first model average total cost per unit time in terms of the decision variables. We then show that the problem can be decomposed into two simpler sub-problems; namely, the determination of locally optimal solutions in s and S (for any T) and the determination of the optimal T. We establish simple bounds and properties that allow solving both these sub-problems and propose a procedure that guarantees global optimum determination in all policy variables via finite search. Computational results reveal that the usual practice of not treating the review interval as a decision variable may carry severe cost penalties. Moreover, cost differences between (s,S,T) and other standard periodic review policies, including the simple base stock policy, are rather marginal (or even zero), when all policies are globally optimized. We provide a physical interpretation of this behavior and discuss its practical implications. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en
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heal.identifier.primaryDOI 10.1016/j.omega.2011.12.008-
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heal.journalNameOmega-International Journal of Management Scienceen
heal.journalTypepeer reviewed-
heal.languageen-
heal.publicationDate2012-
heal.publisherElsevieren
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Θετικών Επιστημών. Τμήμα Μαθηματικώνel
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heal.type.enJournal articleen

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