A Model for Scheduling Physical Inventories,
Abstract
In the inventory control of many supply systems (e.g., that of US Army Materiel Command) decisions as to when to reorder, dispose of inventory or backorder demands are based on recorded values of inventory levels which may be inaccurate relative to physical assets. If they are, incorrect or non-optimal decisions will be made. Record error is controlled by taking inventory. The problem investigated is to find cost effective policies for scheduling inventories which minimize the sum of the cost of taking inventories plus the costs incurred due to error occurring between inventories. A method is presented which quantifies these cost increases due to error, or penalty costs, given an error growth process which depends on item demand. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0763202
Entities
People
- Alan D. Kaplan
- Donald Orr