Setup Reduction in the Economic Production Quantity Model
分析了经济生产批量模型中降低调整成本的问题，研究了多种调整成本降低函数，并提供了通用求解方法，帮助判断总相关成本能否降低及如何实现。
ABSTRACT We present an analysis of setup cost reduction using the economic production quantity model. The objectives of the paper are to draw conclusions by investigating several classes of setup reduction functions and to provide a general solution procedure. We examine the trade‐offs between reduced inventories and increased capital investment and show that given any hypothetical setup cost reduction function, we can determine whether the total relevant cost can be reduced and how the reduction is achieved.