Lot-sizing for substitutable, production-to-order parts with random functionality yields

Yigal Gerchak, Abraham Grosfeld-Nir

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Abstract

A variety of manufacturing processes produce parts that have multiple functionalities or uses, that require different degrees of conformity to standards, and with the degree of conformity of an individual part revealed only after it is produced and inspected. If orders for different product grades need to be met in full but demands are upwardly substitutable, we are faced with a complex multiple-lot-sizing problem. We formulate such a decision model and apply it to some structured numerical examples. The implications of inspections and the computation of their expected costs also are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-377
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1999
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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