A comparison of methods for lot-sizing in a rolling horizon environment

A comparison of methods for lot-sizing in a rolling horizon environment Wilco van den Heuvel • Albert P.M. Wagelmans Econometric Institute and Erasmus Research Institute of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands September 2004 We argue that the superior performance of a recent method for lot-sizing in a rolling horizon scheme is to a large extent due to the assumption that quite accurate future demand estimates are available. We show that other methods, including a straightforward one, can use this information just as effectively.