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In this work, we study a single-item inventory model where shortages are allowed. A known constant fraction of the demand during the stockout period is backlogged, and the rest are lost sales. Usually, in the literature on inventory control, the unit backorder cost is considered to be a linear function of the waiting time until the customer gets the item. However, in some real-world situations, the unit cost of a backorder may not be linear. To model this situation, we develop a new approach by considering that the backlogging unit cost is a nondecreasing, continuous, and positive function of the amount of time the customers wait before receiving the item. Our objective is to maximize the average profit per unit time. An effective solution procedure to determine the optimal policy and the maximum average profit is developed. Numerical examples, which help us to understand the theoretical results, are also presented.
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San-José, L.A., García-Laguna, J. & Sicilia, J. An economic order quantity model with partial backlogging under general backorder cost function. TOP 17, 366–384 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11750-009-0108-1
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