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Joint Inventory and Pricing Decisions for Perishable Products with Two-period Lifetime

Li-Ming Chen and Amar Sapra
Journal Name
Naval Research Logistics
Journal Publication
others
Publication Year
2013
Journal Publications Functional Area
Production & Operations Management
Publication Date
Vol. 60, Issue 5, August 2013, Pg: 343-366
Abstract

We consider a periodic review model over a finite horizon for a perishable product with fixed lifetime equal to two review periods. The excess demand in a period is backlogged. The optimal replenishment and demand management (using price) decisions for such a product depend on the relative order of consumption of fresh and old units. We obtain insights on the structure of these decisions when the order of consumption is first-in, first-out and last-in, first-out. For the FIFO system, we also obtain bounds on both the optimal replenishment quantity as well as expected demand. We compare the FIFO system to two widely analyzed inventory systems that correspond to nonperishable and one-period lifetime products to understand if demand management would modify our understanding of the relationship among the three systems. In a counterintuitive result, we find that it is more likely that bigger orders are placed in the FIFO system than for a nonperishable product when demand is managed.

Joint Inventory and Pricing Decisions for Perishable Products with Two-period Lifetime

Author(s) Name: Li-Ming Chen and Amar Sapra
Journal Name: Naval Research Logistics
Volume: Vol. 60, Issue 5, August 2013, Pg: 343-366
Year of Publication: 2013
Abstract:

We consider a periodic review model over a finite horizon for a perishable product with fixed lifetime equal to two review periods. The excess demand in a period is backlogged. The optimal replenishment and demand management (using price) decisions for such a product depend on the relative order of consumption of fresh and old units. We obtain insights on the structure of these decisions when the order of consumption is first-in, first-out and last-in, first-out. For the FIFO system, we also obtain bounds on both the optimal replenishment quantity as well as expected demand. We compare the FIFO system to two widely analyzed inventory systems that correspond to nonperishable and one-period lifetime products to understand if demand management would modify our understanding of the relationship among the three systems. In a counterintuitive result, we find that it is more likely that bigger orders are placed in the FIFO system than for a nonperishable product when demand is managed.