Cost-Benefit Analysis to Hedge with Third-Party Producers in Demand-Driven Production

Omar Hussain () and Tharam Dillon ()
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Omar Hussain: Curtin University of Technology
Tharam Dillon: Curtin University of Technology

Chapter Chapter 4 in Complex Intelligent Systems and Their Applications, 2010, pp 69-81 from Springer

Abstract: Summary One of the characteristics of Demand-Driven Production is that goods should be manufactured and delivered to customers within the specified period of time. Manufacturers achieve this by utilizing various efficient production planning, scheduling tools and techniques. But situations may arise where the manufacturer, despite such techniques, may not be able to meet the required demand. So strategies need to be developed by which situations like these are countered and the financial loss from them alleviated. One such strategy is to hedge the production of goods from third-party producers. But before doing so, the manufacturer has to carry out a cost-benefit analysis that will determine the feasibility and viability of considering this option. In this chapter, we propose a methodology by which the manufacturer does the cost-benefit analysis and then makes an informed decision about whether to hedge with third-party producers.

Keywords: Time Slot; Time Space; Production Unit; Total Demand; Probability Mass Function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1636-5_4

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