A company knows that the demand for its product during each of the next four months will
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A company knows that the demand for its product during each of the next four months will be as follows: month 1, 1 unit; month 2, 3 units; month 3, 2 units; month 4, 4 units.
At the beginning of each month, the company must determine how many units should be produced during the current month. During a month in which any units are produced, a setup cost of $3 is incurred. In addition, there is a variable cost of $1 for every unit produced.
At the end of each month, a holding cost of 50¢ per unit on hand is incurred. Capacity limitations allow a maximum of 5 units to be produced during each month. The size of the company’s warehouse restricts the ending inventory for each month to 4 units at most. The company wants to determine a production schedule that will meet all demands on time and will minimize the sum of production and holding costs during the four months. Assume that 0 units are on hand at the beginning of the first month
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Operations Research Applications And Algorithms
ISBN: 9780534380588
4th Edition
Authors: Wayne L. Winston