The optimal lot-sizing of the replenishments has a cumulative effect on practical Economic
Production Quantity (EPQ) models with the aim of inventory system management. In this …

In a supplier-retailer-buyer supply chain, the supplier frequently offers the retailer a trade
credit of S periods, and the retailer in turn provides a trade credit of R periods to her/his …

The trade credit policy plays a significant role to minimize the risk or maximize the revenue
from a business. Thus, the consideration of trade credit policy with single or multiple credit …

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) often have challenges to obtain bank financing
for their operations, due to strict risk control of banks and low credit rating of SMEs. In recent …

For deteriorating items with seasonal demand, a supplier usually requests that the buyer
(retailer) prepays a fraction of the acquisition cost as a deposit. The expiration date of a …

Abstract In the classic Economic Order Quantity model the purchasing cost of an order is
paid at the time of its receipt. In some cases retailers ask purchasers to pay all or a fraction of …

Due to evaporation, obsolescence, spoilage, etc., some products (eg, fruits, vegetables,
pharmaceuticals, volatile liquids, and others) not only deteriorate continuously but also have …

Getting loans from banks are almost impossible after 2008 global financial crisis. As a result,
about 80% of companies in United Kingdom and United States offer their products on …

This paper investigates the effects of time value of money and inflation on the optimal
ordering policy in an inventory control system. We proposed an economic order quantity …

We explore the issue of supply chain coordination by considering trade credit and its risk. It
shows that, in a retailer–manufacturer system, the manufacturer may deliver less than the …