The book proposes a unified mathematical treatment of production planning and production smoothing problems, in the framework of optimal control theory. General concave and convex cost models which relate most closely to real life applications are considered. Planning horizon results are always central to the discussion and developments. This allows the treatment of finite horizon problems only, and guarantees that the production plan implemented over the first periods is optimal with regard to any demand pattern beyond the planning horizon. Algorithms are proposed to compute the optimal production policy, together with the corresponding software designed to be implemented on any microcomputer. The book is organized in seven chapters and a mathematical appendix, which provides the reader with all the necessary background to render the volume self-contained.
- ISBN10 0444867406
- ISBN13 9780444867407
- Publish Date November 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Elsevier Science Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 520
- Language English