This paper discusses a deterministic inventory model for Weibull deteriorating items with partial backlogging under ramp type demand function. Shortages are allowed. Here we consider replenishment cycles, the time at which shortage begins; replenishment time and the optimal selling price are...

The Gini coefficient has been widely used to measure the performance of rare event targeting models. Although it is a good performance measure when the scores and hits are proportionally associated, it fails to address the possible non-linear distribution of targeting scores and neglects the...

Because of globalisation and an associated global manufacturing environment, cost competitiveness has become necessary. In order to survive, the manufacturing firms have to provide a high level of service to the customers and a high level of throughput with the lowest Work-In-Process (WIP)...