In a recent paper, Khanra, Ghosh and Chaudhuri’s (2011) presented an EOQ model for a deteriorating item with time dependent quadratic demand under permissible delay in payment. Deterioration considered in most of the EOQ models is constant, while in most of the practical cases the deterioration rate increases with time. This work is motivated by Khanra, Ghosh and Chaudhuri’s (2011) paper extend...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of trade credit in the inventory system. It explores an inventory system with noninstantaneous replenishment under conditions of permissible delay in payments. In practice, the supplier allows a certain fixed credit period to settle the account for stimulating retailer’s demand. Besides, the supplier can offer cash discount to encourage ret...

This paper discusses why the selection of a finite planning horizon is preferable to an infinite one for a replenishment policy of production inventory models. In a production inventory model, the production rate is dependent on both the demand rate and the inventory level. When there is an exponentially decreasing demand, the application of an infinite planning horizon model is not suitable. T...

We discuss five areas of inventory model, including reusable raw material, EPQ model, optimization, random planning horizon and present value. In the traditional EPQ model, the stock-holding cost of raw material was not counted as a part of relevant cost. We explored the possibility of reducing a company’s impact on the environment and increasing their competitiveness by recycling their repair ...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Supplier–retailer inventory system Trade credit Defective items Variable production This paper investigates an integrated inventory model with variable production rate and price-sensitive demand rate under two-level trade credit. The model considers two-level trade credit policy in which the retailer receives a full trade credit from its supplier, and offers part...