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Inventory Policies with Freight Discounts and Disposals

Inventory Policies with Freight Discounts and Disposals This article considers the effect of freight discounts anddisposals on the inventory policies of a profitmaximising firm withpriceelastic demand and with price as a markup on the acquisitioncost. In addition, the cost of placing an order is in part dependentupon a freightcost structure, sensitive to the size of the order andupon the possibility of selling unwanted inventory at a lower price. Anumerical example is used to illustrate the resulting inventorypolicies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Operations & Production Management Emerald Publishing

Inventory Policies with Freight Discounts and Disposals

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Emerald Publishing
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0144-3577
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10.1108/01443579110143197
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Abstract

This article considers the effect of freight discounts anddisposals on the inventory policies of a profitmaximising firm withpriceelastic demand and with price as a markup on the acquisitioncost. In addition, the cost of placing an order is in part dependentupon a freightcost structure, sensitive to the size of the order andupon the possibility of selling unwanted inventory at a lower price. Anumerical example is used to illustrate the resulting inventorypolicies.

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International Journal of Operations & Production Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 1991

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