Stochastic Inventory Control Systems with Consideration for the Cost Factors Based on EBIT

Kenichi NAKASHIMA, Thitima Sornmanapong, Hans Ehm, Geraldine Yachi

Abstract


Semiconductor manufacturing in the current world is more competitive than ever/ is extremely competitive. Due to a short market life-span and high uncertainty in future demand, Supply chain management is a competitive advantage which plays an important role in today`s global semiconductor industry. A very important consequence of uncertain demand and having long lead time is the great risk of incurring shortages and excessive inventory. This paper con-siders the view of the second tier semiconductor supplier in automotive industries and studies, using the periodic review analysis, a single item single stage inventory system with sto-chastic demand. The values of s (reorder point) and Q (order quantity) are the two decisions required to implement the policy.  The lead time is assumed known and constant. The only uncertainty is associated with demand. Assuming hold-ing, production, salvage and backorder costs, we determine the optimal numerical value of the level s (reorder point) using a simulation approach, and thus define the optimal inventory policy to minimize the total expected inventory cost while being able to achieve the desired customer service levels.  

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.59160/ijscm.v3i3.955

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