Inventory Management with Alternative Delivery Times. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Liang, Xiaoying
• Contents: Preface; Contents; 1 Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Aim of This Book; 1.3 Related Literature; References; 2 Examples from Industry; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Toyota China's Automobile Dealerships; 2.2.1 Toyota in the Chinese Automobile Market; 2.2.2 Toyota China's Production Planning; 2.2.3 Demand Management and Selling Strategies at Dealerships; 2.3 Other Examples; 2.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 3 Inventory Models with Two Delivery-Time Options; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Notation and Model Formulation; 3.3 Optimal Inventory Commitment and Replenishment Policies. 3.3.1 Optimal Inventory Commitment Policy3.3.2 Optimal Inventory Replenishment Policy; 3.3.3 Optimal Policies with a Supply-Capacity Constraint; 3.4 Study of the Inventory Rationing and Inventory Commitment Policies; 3.4.1 Robustness of the Inventory Commitment Policy; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 4 Inventory Models with Delivery-TimeUpgrade; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Model Formulation; 4.3 Optimal Inventory Upgrade and Replenishment Policies; 4.3.1 Optimal Inventory Upgrade Policy; 4.3.2 Optimal Inventory Replenishment Policy; 4.3.3 Multi-cycle Problem. 4.3.4 Optimal Policies with a Supply-Capacity Constraint4.4 Demand and Inventory Management at Toyota China Dealerships; 4.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 5 Inventory Control and Pricing with Alternative Delivery Times; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Model Formulation; 5.3 Optimal Inventory Control and Pricing Policy; 5.4 Comparison of Inventory Control and Dynamic Pricing; 5.4.1 The Hybrid Model; 5.4.2 The Equivalence of the Hybrid and Joint Models; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 6 Inventory Commitment and Prioritized Backlogging Clearance with Alternative Delivery Times; 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Problem Formulation and Three Backlog-Clearing Priority Rules6.2.1 The FCFS Model; 6.2.2 The MSFS Model; 6.2.3 The SSFS Model; 6.3 Optimal Inventory Commitment Policies; 6.3.1 The FCFS Model; 6.3.2 The MSFS Model; 6.3.3 The SSFS Model; 6.4 Comparative Studies; 6.5 Concluding Remarks; Reference; 7 Inventory Management with Alternative Delivery Times: The Case of Group Buying; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Model Formulation; 7.3 Optimal Inventory Control Policy; 7.4 Elaborations of the Basic Model; 7.4.1 Batch Demand; 7.4.2 Group Buying with a Quantity Ceiling. 7.4.3 Multiple Group-Buying Thresholds7.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, SWITZERLAND : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (110)
• Subjects: 650; Business; Production management -- Quality control; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Production management -- Quality control; Technology & Engineering -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Engineering: general; Power generation & distribution; Management science; Production management; Engineering economy; Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management; Management of specific areas; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319486357; 9783319486352
• Related ISBNs: 3319486330; 9783319486338
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