An efficient algorithm for the dynamic economic lot size problem

B. Golany, R. Maman, M. Yadin

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Abstract

This paper addresses the question of production/procurement planning for finite horizon, deterministic, dynamic demand process, known as the "Dynamic Economic Lot size Problem". A new algorithm is presented and compared to existing exact procedures. The algorithm first decomposes the problem into much smaller sequences (planning horizons). It then applies an exact method to schedule the production in each sequence (this stage is illustrated here with the "classical" dynamic programming algorithm of Zangwill [8]). Finally, it combines the partial solutions to an overall optimal solution. Camputational results which demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm are provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)495-504
Number of pages10
JournalComputers and Operations Research
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Management Science and Operations Research

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