Problems & Solutions in Inventory Management

By Dinesh Shenoy and Roberto Rosas

Book Overview

1. Inventory Management - an Overview

1.1. History of Inventory Management

1.2. Structure of the book

2. Basics of Inventory Management

2.1. Introduction to the Tortilla Case Study

2.2. What is Inventory

2.3. Types of Inventory

2.4. Need for Inventory

2.5. The Inventory Management Problem

2.6. Cost parameters and computation

2.7. Inventory Model and Policies

2.8. Case Study & numerical problems with answers

3. Deterministic Inventory Model

3.1. Introduction (with reference to case study)

3.2. The General EOQ Model

3.3. Inventory Model with Planned Shortages / backordering

3.4. Inventory Model with finite replenishment rate

3.5. Inventory Model with shortages (lost business)

3.6. Case Study & numerical problems with answers

4. Dynamic Inventory Model (Quantity Discount)

4.1. Introduction (with reference to case study)

4.2. Complete Order / All Units discount

4.3. Incremental discount

4.4. Special Order Quantity/One-off Discount

4.5. Case Study & numerical problems with answers

5. Lot Sizing Heuristics

5.1. Introduction (with reference to case study)

5.2. Lot for Lot

5.3. Part Period Balancing

5.4. Silver Meal

5.5. Least Unit Cost

5.6. Wagner-Whitin

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319656953
• ISBN13: 9783319656953
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"