Economic production quantity for a manufacturing system with a controllable production rate

  • M. A. Al-Fawzan
  • , K. S. Al-Sultan

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Abstract

Jamal and Sarker developed a model for determining the economic production quantity for fixed-interval demands. Some researchers have suggested that controlling production rate might be a solution to some quality and inventory problems. In this paper, we extend Jamal and Sarker’s model by considering the production rate to be controllable. We develop mathematical models for this problem to minimize the total cost for two cases: (i) shortages are not allowed; (ii) shortages are allowed. These models find optimal production quantity and optimal production rate for both cases. The Hooke and Jeeves search algorithm is used to optimize the models, and numerical examples are provided. Sensitivity analyses of the given models are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)678-685
Number of pages8
JournalProduction Planning and Control
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Hooke And Jeeves Search Algorithm
  • Inventory
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Process Optimization
  • Variable Production Rate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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