Analysis of a dual-source production-inventory problem with quantity constraints
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
In this paper, we study a production-outsourcing problem in which the firm has two supply sources. Demands are random variables and supply/production capacity is unlimited. We discuss the problem, analyse the firm's sourcing strategies, and compute the policies. The policies are then evaluated through extensive simulation studies that aim to provide important insights with respect to the performance under varied demand and cost parameters as well as different service level requirements of the firm. © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Publication Title
International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences
First Page Number
1
Last Page Number
15
DOI
10.1504/IJADS.2011.038088
Recommended Citation
Zhou, Bin; Wang, John; and Yan, Ruiliang, "Analysis of a dual-source production-inventory problem with quantity constraints" (2011). Kean Publications. 2303.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/2303