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Product Selection Policies for Perishable Inventory Systems

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dc.creator Keilson, Julian
dc.creator Seidmann, A.
dc.date 2004-05-28T19:36:15Z
dc.date 2004-05-28T19:36:15Z
dc.date 1990-08
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-09T02:39:22Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-09T02:39:22Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-09
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5372
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description A comparison is made of the performance characteristics of perishable inventory systems with LIFO and FIFO selection policies. For each system one has Poisson arrivals to inventory and Poisson demand epochs with known rates and deterministic shelf life. The comparison requires development of a new analytical framework for the LIFO systems and extension of earlier results on the FIFO systems via Green's function methods. The performance characteristics derived for both policies are spoilage rate, loss sales rate, mean time between stockouts, inventory level on hand and the distribution of age of items delivered. In particular, the dependance of these characteristics on the replenishment rate, demand rate and shelf life are evaluated both theoretically and numerically. Several important management implications are explored and discussed.
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center
dc.relation Operations Research Center Working Paper;OR 226-90
dc.title Product Selection Policies for Perishable Inventory Systems
dc.type Working Paper


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