International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

A Study on Inventory Model for An Evaporating Item Under two Levels of Trade Credit Policy

  • Author:
  • W. Ritha1, P. Bharathi2
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 191 to 198

1Department of Mathematics, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli-620002, Tamilnadu, India

2Department of Mathematics, Government Arts College, Tirchirappalli-620022, Tamilnadu, India

Online published on 18 March, 2017.

Abstract

The insights of managing inventory are essential nowadays. The characteristic of inventoried goods vary, which implies that the classical economic order quantity is insufficient. In this study an extension is made to develop an inventory for an evaporating item (like petrol). Effective financing credit policy results in cost reduction and less capital investment two levels of trade credit policy are implemented in this paper. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the model.

Keywords

Evaporating item, inventory model, trade credit policy, interest