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Determination of Excess Stock Quantities

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  • Anthony Hart

    (Boeing Computer Services, Inc.)

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A procedure is described which can be used as an aid in solving the following problem: given excess stock of an inventory item, how much should be disposed of at a scrap price, and how much should be retained for regular sale, in order to minimize the present value of all the relevant costs. The minimum cost retention quantity is determined using a sequential search procedure based on the "Golden Section." For each retention quantity considered, a procurement schedule is determined heuristi-cally according to a set of rules based on economic order quantities and economic "bridging" quantities. The costs associated with the determined procurement schedule and the scrap and retention quantities are discounted and summed to give the total present value cost. The heuristic method of determining procurement schedules is compared with a dynamic programming method. The results of applying the procedure to some inventory items are given.

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  • Anthony Hart, 1973. "Determination of Excess Stock Quantities," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 19(12), pages 1444-1451, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:19:y:1973:i:12:p:1444-1451
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.19.12.1444
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    1. Pinçe, Çerag & Dekker, Rommert, 2011. "An inventory model for slow moving items subject to obsolescence," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 213(1), pages 83-95, August.
    2. Pinçe, C. & Dekker, R., 2010. "A Continuous Review Inventory Model with Advance Policy Change and Obsolescence," Econometric Institute Research Papers EI 2009-45, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Econometric Institute.
    3. Silver, Edward A. & A. Willoughby, Keith, 1999. "Disposal of excess stock at the end of a project when facing on-going operational usage," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(1-3), pages 189-194, March.

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