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A Noniterative Algorithm for the Multiproduct Production and Work Force Planning Problem

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  • Kalyan Singhal

    (University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland)

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Discrete optimal control theory is used to develop an efficient noniterative algorithm for solving the multiproduct production and work force planning problems with a quadratic cost function. The quadratic cost models allow uncertainties to be handled directly because they minimize the expected cost if unbiased expected demand forecasts are given. A real-world problem may involve as many as 200,000 variables. The noniterative algorithm makes the computations, irrespective of the number of products, not only feasible but also extremely easy and efficient.

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  • Kalyan Singhal, 1992. "A Noniterative Algorithm for the Multiproduct Production and Work Force Planning Problem," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 40(3), pages 620-625, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:40:y:1992:i:3:p:620-625
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.40.3.620
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    1. Singhal, Jaya & Singhal, Kalyan, 1996. "Alternate approaches to solving the Holt et al. model and to performing sensitivity analysis," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 91(1), pages 89-98, May.
    2. Suresh P. Sethi & Sushil Gupta & Vipin K. Agrawal & Vijay K. Agrawal, 2022. "Nobel laureates’ contributions to and impacts on operations management," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 31(12), pages 4283-4303, December.
    3. Song, Haiqing & Huang, Huei-Chuen, 2008. "A successive convex approximation method for multistage workforce capacity planning problem with turnover," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 188(1), pages 29-48, July.

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