Optimizing Value of Information Over an Infinite Time Horizon

Author(s):  
Sarthak Ghosh ◽  
C. R. Ramakrishnan
2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Simchi-Levi ◽  
Yao Zhao

We study the value of information sharing in a two-stage supply chain with a single manufacturer and a single retailer in an infinite time horizon, where the manufacturer has finite production capacity and the retailer faces independent demand. The manufacturer receives demand information even during periods of time in which the retailer does not order. Allowing for time-varying cost functions, our objective is to characterize the impact of information sharing on the manufacturer's cost and service level. We develop a new approach to characterize the induced Markov chains under cyclic order-up-to policy and provide a simple proof for the optimality of cyclic order-up-to policy for the manufacturer under the average cost criterion. Using extensive computational analysis, we quantify the impact of information sharing on the manufacturer's performance in an infinite time horizon under both i.i.d. demand and independent but nonstationary demand.


2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (20) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Gerhard Jank ◽  
Dirk Kremer ◽  
Gábor Kun

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1273-1278
Author(s):  
Srichandan Mishra ◽  
S.P. Mishra ◽  
N. Mishra ◽  
J. Panda

In this paper we discuss the development of an inventory model for deteriorating items which investigates an instantaneous replenishment model for the items under cost minimization. A time varying type of demand rate with infinite time horizon, exponential deterioration and with shortage in considered. The result is illustrated with numerical example.


2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergej Celikovsky ◽  
Stepan Papacek ◽  
Alejandro Cervantes-Herrera ◽  
Javier Ruiz-Leon

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