Inventory model for convertible item with deterioration

Diwakar Shukla and Uttam Kumar Khedlekar

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 2016, vol. 45, issue 4, 1137-1147

Abstract: In this article, we developed a model for a convertible item (or product) where initial form of the item converts into another product by consuming conversion cost and time both. After duration, it converts again into a new product of a different nature. It is a sequential-type conversion from initial into two other products over states. The demand pattern and deterioration rate differ at each converted state. An inventory model is developed for such a kind of sequential convertible item. Expressions for total cost and other related costs (as per states) are derived and optimal time to convert the product in different states are calculated under model assumptions. A numerical example is incorporated in support of the theoretical findings and it validates the strength of the model.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/03610926.2013.859703

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