Optimal inventory policies for substitutable commodities with stochastic demand

Barry A. Pasternack and Zvi Drezner

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 1991, vol. 38, issue 2, 221-240

Abstract: In this article we consider a stochastic model for two products which have a single‐period inventory structure and which can be used as substitutes for each other should the need arise. Substitution will occur with probability one, but at perhaps a different revenue level. We prove that the expected profit function is concave, allowing us to find optimal stocking levels for the two products. We compare optimum inventory levels for the case of single substitution with that where there is no substitution. It is demonstrated for the case of single substitution that total optimum order quantities can actually increase or decrease with the substitution revenue.

Date: 1991
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