A UNIFIED APPROACH TO THE PRICE‐BREAK ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY (EOQ) PROBLEM*
针对发展中国家供应有限、批量购买需支付溢价而非折扣的现实，研究将价格与数量敏感性同时引入库存方程，提出系统化步骤以确定最优订货量。
ABSTRACT In many developing countries where supply is limited, a premium rather than a discounted price is paid for buying in larger amounts. In order for management science/operations research solutions to be relevant to developing economies, such realities need to be explicitly recognized and any decisions evaluated from that perspective. To illustrate this point, a typical inventory‐purchasing problem is solved. In the process, formulae are developed that introduce simultaneous price and quantity sensitivity into the inventory equation. A systematic procedure is suggested to locate the optimal order quantity for a given schedule of discounts or premiums.