An improved solution to the replenishment policy for the EMQ model with rework and multiple shipments

Recently, Chiu et al. (2012) [1] present an alternative optimization procedure to derive the optimal replenishment lot size for an economic manufacturing quantity (EMQ) model with rework and multiple shipments. This inventory model was proposed by Chiu et al. (2011) [2]. Both papers do not consider the determining of the number of shipments. This paper determines both the optimal replenishment lot size and the optimal number of shipments jointly. The solution of this paper is better than the solutions of Chiu et al.  and .     

单一生产商单一零售商供应链中最优生产与运输协调策略研究

在供应链背景下,易腐品的生产运输协调决策具有非常重要的现实意义,也是近几年研究的热点问题。本文在前人研究的基础上,通过引入安全库存并将其作为决策变量,拓展了易腐品生产运输协调决策模型;并证明了最佳运输批量序列一定是单调不减的及第一次补货时一定要清空库存;进而证明了最佳运输批量序列的具体形式并提出了一种运输策略。本文的目标是在新的运输策略下最大化单一生产商单一零售商供应链系统的利润,找到最佳运输批量、最佳生产时间以及运输次数。最后,本文进行了算例分析,用来验证本文提出的模型。     

装运铁矿石取样的最佳实践

商业交易的装运铁矿石取样应当按照ISO 3082进行。尽管近年来合规性已有所改善,但在一些方面仍存在明显问题,包括:1)大流量样品截取器的设计和操作;2)在二级取样阶段对一级增量样品的划分;3)缩分之前用于减小样品粒度的破碎机的破碎性能;4)在每个取样阶段保留的样品质量;5)样品缩分。取样是测量过程开始的地方,因此如果样品不具有代表性,整个过程在开始时就被破坏了。正确取样的“金规则”是“被取样物料的所有部分都必须有相等的概率被收集到并成为最终分析样品的一部分”。如果不遵守这一规则,那么就很容易引入偏差。例如,在实践中不可能从库存料堆或船舶现场采集到具有代表性的样品。必须在构建堆料或分解堆料时,或在船舶的装载或卸载时取样。在满足“正确取样的金规则”后,取样站设计还应符合以下要求:1)采集的样品质量必须足够大,以考虑粒度大小的影响,将基本误差、分组误差和离析误差降低到可接受的水平;2)需要采取足够数量的增量样品,以将长期质量波动误差降低到可接受的水平;3)应正确地选择取样位置,以避免由于诸如斗轮取料机和离心泵等设备存在的质量周期性变化所造成的影响;4)附加错误诸如样品污染、样品溢出、颗粒降解和操作员失误等,需要从一开始就加以消除。因此为了消除不良的取样做法,确保取样能够兑现应有的承诺,需要通过改进工作人员的培训和提高认识来确保所取样品没有重大偏差,确保样品的总体精度满足所需的任务要求。     

A comprehensive note on: An economic order quantity with imperfect quality and quantity discounts

Lin [T.Y. Lin, An economic order quantity with imperfect quality and quantity discounts, Appl. Math. Model. 34 (10) (2010) 3158–3165] recently proposed an EOQ model with imperfect quality and quantity discounts, where the lot-splitting shipments policy is adopted. In this note we first rectify the holding cost terms showed in Lin to obtain a new objective function, then resolve the problem and develop an easy to implement algorithm to find the overall optimal solutions for the model. Besides, we present a new model for items with imperfect quality, where lot-splitting shipments and different holding costs for good and defective items are considered. The closed-form formulas for determining the optimal ordering and shipping policies are derived. Also, the results are examined analytically and numerically to gain more insights of the solutions.     

The catalyst industry of Japan (2)

The trends of the catalyst industry in Japan are described based on the statistical data published by the Japanese government offices. Three topical items in the recent catalytic technology developments in Japan are described: resid FCC, methylmethacrylate, and emission control for lean-burn engines.