Coordinating a two-echelon supply chain under inflation and time value of money

Abstract: In the current global economic scenario, inflation plays a vital role in deciding optimal pricing of goods in any business entity. This paper develops a two-echelon (manufacturer-buyer) supply chain model taking into account inflation and time value of money. The present value of the total cost of the supply chain is derived when the manufacturer produces a number of lots, the sum of which is equal to the buyer’s total demand over a finite time horizon and the manufacturer’s each production lot is delivered to the buyer in n shipments. The optimal solution of the model is obtained for a numerical example after some adjustments (required to exhibit feasibility) in the derived solution. Sensitivity analysis is also carried out in order to examine the effects of changes in model-parameters on the optimal solution.

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 Giri, B & Bardhan, S. (2011). Coordinating a two-echelon supply chain under inflation and time value of money.International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations , 2(4), 811-818.

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