Integer and combinatorial optimization
Integer and combinatorial optimization
On the single resource capacity problem for multi-item inventory systems
Operations Research
Constrained multi-item inventory systems: an implicit approach
Computers and Operations Research
Solving certain singly constrained convex optimization problems in production planning
Operations Research Letters
A note on multi-item inventory systems with limited capacity
Operations Research Letters
Management of resources in small and medium-sized production enterprises
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction B: Engineering
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In this paper we present a model and solution methodology for production and inventory management problems that involve multiple resource constraints. The model formulation is quite general, allowing organizations to handle a variety of multi-item decisions such as determining order quantities, production batch sizes, number of production runs, or cycle times. Resource constraints become necessary to handle interaction among the multiple items. Common types of resource constraints include limits on raw materials, machine capacity, workforce capacity, inventory investment, storage space, or the total number of orders placed. For example, in a production environment, there may be limited workforce capacity and limits on machine capacities for manufacturing various product families. In a purchasing environment where a firm has multiple suppliers, there are often constraints for each supplier, such as the total order from each supplier cannot exceed the volume of the truck. We present efficient algorithms for solving both continuous and integer variable versions of the resource constrained production and inventory management model. The algorithms require the solution of a series of two types of subproblems: one is a nonlinear knapsack problem and the other is a nonlinear problem where the only constraints are lower and upper bounds on the variables. Computational testing of the algorithms is reported and indicates that they are effective for solving large-scale problems.