Perishable inventory systems with impatient demands
Autor(en): | Perry, D Stadje, W |
Stichwörter: | cost functionals; inventory system; Mathematics; Mathematics, Applied; Operations Research & Management Science; perishable goods; state-dependent rates; stationary distribution | Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 | Herausgeber: | PHYSICA VERLAG GMBH | Journal: | MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH | Volumen: | 50 | Ausgabe: | 1 | Startseite: | 77 | Seitenende: | 90 | Zusammenfassung: | An inventory system for perishable commodities (PIS) with finite shelf size acid finite waiting room for demands is studied; the maximum shelf life end the maximum waiting time of a demand are assumed to be either constant or exponentially distributed, and the arrival rates for items and for demands are state-dependent. We determine the stationary distribution of the system and derive various kinds of cost functionals that are useful to evaluate the efficiency of the PIS. |
ISSN: | 14322994 |
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