In Manne [Manne, A. S. 1960. Linear programming and sequential decisions. Management Sci. (April).] has suggested a linear programming formulation for on optimal steady state solution of sequential decision models. In this note we offer a proof which appeals primarily to the properties of linear...

A complete computational approach for finding optimal (s, S) inventory policies is developed. The method is an efficient and unified approach for all values of the model parameters, including a non-negative set-up cost, a discount factor 0 \leqq \alpha \leqq 1, and a lead time. The method is...

Applications of inventory theory typically use historical data to estimate demand distribution parameters. Imprecise knowledge of the demand distribution adds to the usual replenishment costs associated with stochastic demands. Only limited research has been directed at the problem of choosing...

A forward algorithm for a solution to the following dynamic version of the economic lot size model is given: allowing the possibility of demands for a single item, inventory holding charges, and setup costs to vary over N periods, we desire a minimum total cost inventory management scheme which...