Download This PaperEconomic Lot-Sizing Games
24 Pages Posted: 20 Dec 2004
Date Written: 17 2004, 11
Abstract
In this paper we introduce a new class of OR games: economic lot-sizing (ELS) games. There are a number of retailers that have a known demand for a fixed number of periods. To satisfy demand the retailers order products at the same manufacturer. By placing joint orders instead of individual orders, costs can be reduced and a cooperative game arises. In this paper we show that ELS games are balanced. Furthermore, we show that two special classes of ELS games are concave.
Keywords: gamet heory, lot-sizing, inventory, production
JEL Classification: M, M11, R4, C71
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van den Heuvel, Wilco and Borm, Peter E. M. and Hamers, Herbert, Economic Lot-Sizing Games (17 2004, 11). ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2004-088-LIS, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=636804
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