Abstract
We explore the relationship between the (S−1,S) inventory model and three well-known queueing models: the Erlang loss system, the machine-repair model and a two-node Jackson network. Exploiting this relationship allows us to obtain key performance measures of the (S−1,S) model, like the so-called virtual outdating time, the number of items on the shelf in steady state, the long-run rate of unsatisfied demands and the distribution of the empty shelf period.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 483-488 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Operations Research Letters |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019
Keywords
- (S−1, S) inventory model
- Erlang loss system
- Jackson network
- Machine-repair model
- Virtual outdating time
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Applied Mathematics