Optimal joint replenishment policy for multiple non-instantaneous deteriorating items

In this paper, we deal with the problem of determining the optimal economic operating policy when a number of non-instantaneous deteriorating items are jointly replenished. We establish a multi-item joint replenishment model for non-instantaneous deteriorating items under constant demand rate allowing full backlogging. This problem is challenging, in particular, the cost function is a piecewise function with exponential parts, which makes the problem more complicated. To solve this problem, an approximation method is used to simplify the objective function and a bound-based heuristic algorithm is developed to solve the model. Numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and the quality of the approximation. Experimental results on a real-life case study show that the proposed model can achieve substantial cost savings compared to the individual replenishment policy for non-instantaneous deteriorating items. Furthermore, sensitivity analysis of key parameters is carried out and the implications are discussed in detail.

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