ISyE 3104: Introduction to Supply Chain Modeling:

Manufacturing and Warehousing

Instructor : Spyros Reveliotis
Summer 2006
Solutions for Homework #4

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Homework 4 Solution

Chapter 7
14.
Demand = (6, 12, 4, 8,15, 25, 20, 5, 10, 20, 5, 12)
Starting inventory = 4
Ending inventory = 8
h=1
K = 40
Net out starting and ending inventories to obtain
r = (2, 12, 4, 8,15, 25, 20, 5, 10, 20, 5, 20)
a) Silver Meal
Start in period 1:
C(1) = 40
C(2) = (40 + 12)/2 = 26
C(3) = [40 + 12 + (2)(4)]/3 = 20
C(4) = [40 + 12 + (2)(4) + (3)(8)]/4 = 21

Stop.

Start in period 4:
C(1) = 40
C(2) = (40 + 15)/2 = 27.5
C(3) = [40 + 15 + (2)(25)]/3 = 35

Stop.

Start in period 6:
C(1) = 40
C(2) = (40 + 20)/2 = 30
C(3) = [40 + 20 + (2)(5)]/3 = 23.3333
C(4) = [40 + 20 + (2)(5) + (3)(10)]/4 = 25

Stop.

Start in period 9:
C(1) = 40
C(2) = (40 + 20)/2 = 30
C(3) = [40 + 20 + (2)(5)]/3 = 23.3333
C(4) = [40 + 20 + (2)(5) + (3)(20)]/4 = 32.5

Stop.

Silver Meal solution: r = (2, 12, 4, | 8,15, | 25, 20, 5, | 10, 20, 5, | 20)
b) LUC
Start in period 1:
C(1) = 40/2 = 20
C(2) = (40 + 12)/(2 + 12) = 3.71
C(3) = (40 + 12 + 8) /(2 + 12 + 4) = 3.33

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C(4) = (40 + 12 + 8 + 24) /(2 + 12 + 4 + 8) = 3.23

C(5) = (40 + 12 + 8 + 24 + 60) /(2 + 12 + 4 + 8 + 15) = 3.51

Stop.

Start in period 5:
C(1) = 40/15 = 2.67
C(2) = (40 + 25)/(15 + 25) = 1.625
C(3) = (40 + 25 + 40)/(15 + 25 + 20) = 1.75

Stop.

Start in period 7:
C(1) = 40/20 = 2
C(2) = (40 + 5)/(20 + 5) = 1.8
C(3) = (40 + 5 + 20)/(20 + 5 + 10) = 1.86

Stop.

Start in period 9:
C(1) = 40/10 = 4
C(2) = (40 + 20)/(10 + 20) = 2
C(3) = (40 + 20 + 10)/(10 + 20 + 5) = 2
C(4) = (40 + 20 + 10 + 60)/(10 + 20 + 5 + 20) = 2.3636
LUC solution: r = (2, 12, 4, 8, | 15, 25, | 20, 5, | 10, 20, 5, | 20)
c) Part Period Balancing
This method sets the order horizon equal to the number of periods that most closely matches
the total holding cost with the setup cost, which is $40 in this problem. Therefore, we
compute the absolute value of the difference between the holding and setup costs in each
period and find the one with the lowest value.
Start in period 1:
# of Periods
2
3
4

Holding Cost
12
20
44

Abs Value of (Holding - Setup)

28
20
4
closest

Start in period 5:
# of Periods
2
3

Holding Cost
25
65

Abs Value of (Holding - Setup)

15
closest
25

Start in period 7:
# of Periods
2
3
4

Holding Cost
5
25
85

Abs Value of (Holding - Setup)

35
15
closest
45

Start in period 10:

# of Periods

Holding Cost

Abs Value of (Holding - Setup)

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Homework 4 Solution

5
45

35
5

closest

Part Period Balancing solution: r = (2, 12, 4, 8, | 15, 25, | 20, 5, 10, | 20, 5, 20)
d) Cost comparison of three methods.
1. SM incurs a setup cost of $200 from the 5 setups and a holding cost of 20+15+30+30 =
$95. The total cost is $295.
2. LUC incurs a setup cost of $200 from the 5 setups and a holding cost of 44+25+5+30 =
$104. The total cost is $304.
3. PPB incurs a setup cost of $160 from the 4 setups and a holding cost of 44+25+25+45 =
$139. The total cost is $299.
In this case, Silver Meal is the least expensive method.
17.
a) Average demand = (335 + 200 + 140 + 440 + 300 + 200) / 6 = 269.17
EOQ =

(2)(200)(269.17)
= 599
0.3

Week
Demand
Production
Inventory

1
335
599
264

2
200
0
64

3
140
599
523

4
440
0
83

5
300
599
382

6
200
0
182

b) Silver Meal
Start in period 1:
C(1) = 200
C(2) = [200 + (200)(0.3)]/2 = 130
C(3) = [(2)(130) + (2)(140)(0.3)]/3 = 114.67
C(4) = [(3)(114.67) + (3)(440)(0.3)]/4 = 185

Stop.

Start in period 4:
C(1) = 200
C(2) = [200 + (300)(0.3)]/2 = 145
C(3) = [(2)(145) + (2)(200)(0.3)]/3 = 136.67

Stop.

Hence y1= 335 + 200 + 140 = 675, y4= 440 + 300 + 200 = 940
c) LUC
Start in period 1:
C(1) = 200/335 = 0.597

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C(2) = [200 + (200)(0.3)]/(335 + 200) = 0.486

C(3) = [200 + (200)(0.3) + (140)(2)(0.3)]/(335 + 200 + 140) = 0.510

Stop.

Start in period 3:
C(1) = 200/140 = 1.428
C(2) = [200 + (400)(0.3)]/(140 + 440) = 0.572
C(3) = [200 + (400)(0.3) + (300)(2)(0.3)]/(140 + 440 + 300) = 0.582

Stop.

Start in period 5:
C(1) = 200/300 = 0.67
C(2) = [200 + (200)(0.3)]/(300 + 200) = 0.52

Stop.

Hence y1= 335 + 200 = 535, y3= 140 + 440 = 580, y5 = 300 + 200 = 500
d) Part Period Balancing
Start in period 1:
# of Periods
2
3
4

Holding Cost
60
144
540

Abs Value of (Holding - Setup)

140
56
closest
340

Start in period 4:
# of Periods
2
3

Holding Cost
90
210

Abs Value of (Holding - Setup)

110
10
closest

r = (335, 200, 140, | 440, 300, 200)

e) Cost comparison
1. Lot-for-lot costs = 6(200) = $1200
2. EOQ costs: 3(200) + (0.3)(264 + 64 + 523 + 83 + 382 + 102) = $1049.4
3. SM costs: 2(200) + (0.3)(200 + 280 + 300 + 400) = $754
4. LUC costs: 3(200) + (0.3)(200 + 440 + 200) = $852
5. PP costs: same as SM.
The Silver Meal and Part Period Balancing heuristics resulted in the same least expensive
costs.
19. Using the hint the modified requirements vector is (10, 3, 0, 26, 23), K = 30, h = 1.
Define
cij : the setup and holding cost of ordering in period i to meet requirements through
period j-1 (notice that these quantities correspond to the costs of the various arcs
appearing in the shortest path formulation of the problem).

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Then, for 1 i 5, i +1 j 6, we have:

c12 = 30
c13 = 30 + 3 = 33
c14 = 30 + 3 + 0 = 33
c15 = 30 + 3 + (26)(3) = 111
c16 = 30 + 3 + (26)(3) +(23)(4) = 203
c23 = 30
c24 = 30 + 0 = 30
c25 = 30 + (26)(2) = 82
c26 = 30 + (26)(2) + (23)(3) = 151
c34 = 30
c35 = 30 + 26 = 56
c36 = 30 + 26 + (23)(2) = 102
c45 = 30
c46 = 30 + 23 = 53
c56 = 30
The optimal solution can be computed using the Wanger-Whitin algorithm in the forward
sense, as presented in class, or in the backward sense, as presented in your textbook (in
general, the forward version of this type of algorithms is preferred over the backward one,
since it is deemed to be more intuitive). Below, we demonstrate both.
The forward verion of the Wagner-Whitin algorithm will be illustrated first; notice the
employment of the cij variables in the implementation of this algorithm that demonstrates the
connection of the concepts underlying this algorithm to those underlying the shortest path
formulation.
f1 = c12 =30 at i = 1

c13
= min
f 1 c 23

f2 = min

c14

f3 = min f1 c 24 = min
f c
2 34

33
= 33 at i = 1
30 30

33

30 30
33 30

= 33 at i = 1

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c15
f c
1 25
f4 = min
= min
f 2 c35
f 3 c 45
f 3 c 46
= min
f 4 c56

f5 = min

Homework 4 Solution

111
30 82

= 63 at i = 4
33 56
33 30
33 53

63 30

= 86 at i = 4

Production takes place next in periods 1 and 4, with y1 = r1 + r2 + r3 = 13 and y4 = r4 + r5 = 49.

The optimal cost is 2(20)+3+23 = $86.
The backward version of the Wanger-Whitin algorithm for this problem is as follows:
f6 = 0
f5 = 30 at j = 6
c 45 f 5
30 30
= min 53 0 = 53 at j = 6

c 46 f 6

f4 = min

c34 f 4

f3 = min c35 f 5 = min

c f
6
36

30 53

56 30

c 23 f 3
c f
24
4
f2 = min
= min
c 25 f 5
c 26 f 6

30 83
30 53

= 83 at j = 4
82 30
151 0

c12
c
13
f1 = min c14
c
15
c16

30 83
33 83

33 53
111 30

203 0

f2

f 3

f 4 = min
f5

f 6

102 0

= 83 at j = 4

= 86 at j = 4

The solution is the same as the one obtained by the forward dynamic programming method.
22. The given information is
r = (335, 200, 140, 440, 300, 200)

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Homework 4 Solution

K = $200
h = 0.30
The resulting cij matrix for this problem is:
1
2
3
4
5
6

2
200

3
260
200

4
344
242
200

5
740
506
332
200

6
1100
776
512
290
200

7
1400
1016
692
410
260
200

As in problem 17, both forward and backward versions of the WW algorithm can be used.
We illustrate the backward version here:
f6 = c67 = 200
(c5 j f j ) = min (400, 260) = 260 at j = 7.
f5 = min
j 5
200 260

(c 4 j f j ) = min 290 200 = 410 at j = 7.

f4 = min
j 4

(c 3 j
f3 = min
j 3

410

200

410

332 260

f j ) = min
= 592 at j = 5.
512

200

692

(c 2 j
f2 = min
j 2

200 592
242 410

f j ) = min 506 260 = 652 at j = 4.

776 200

1016

(c1 j
f1 = min
j 1

200 652
260 592

344 410
f j ) = min
= 754 at j = 4.
740 260
1100 200

1400

The minimum cost is thus 754. In order to determine the optimal policy, we start with f1 and
retrace the optimal solutions at the correct stages. Since in period 1 the optimal i = 4, it
follows that y1 = r1 + r2 + r3 = 675, y2 = 0, y3 = 0. The next period of ordering is period 4. Since
the optimal value of j corresponding to f4 is j = 7, it follows that y4 = r4 + r5 + r6 = 940 and y5 =
y6 = 0. Note that this is the same solution obtained by the Silver-Meal heuristic.
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Homework 4 Solution

27. Because of the maximum order size constraint, we first check the feasibility condition:
j
j
1 j
ci ri for j = 1, , n. Equivalently, we may check if ri is less than c=20 for all

j i 1
i 1
i 1
j.
Feasibility check:
r1
(r1+r2)/2
(r1+r2+r3)/3
(r1+r2+r3+r4)/4
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5)/5
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6)/6
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6+r7)/7
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6+r7+r8)/8
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6+r7+r8+r9)/9
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6+r7+r8+r9+r10)/10
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6+r7+r8+r9+r10+r11)/11
(r1+r2+r3+r4+r5+r6+r7+r8+r9+r10+r11+r12)/12

=(2+12)/2
=(2+12+4)/3
=(2+12+4+8)/4
=(2+12+4+8+25)/5
=(2+12+4+8+25+15)/6
=(2+12+4+8+25+15+20)/7
=(2+12+4+8+25+15+20+5)/8
=(2+12+4+8+25+15+20+5+10)/9
=(2+12+4+8+25+15+20+5+10+20)/10
=(2+12+4+8+25+15+20+5+10+20+5)/11
=(2+12+4+8+25+15+20+5+10+20+5+20)/12

=2
=7
=6
=6.5
=10.2
=11
=12.2
=11.3
=11.2
=12.1
=11.4
=12.1

All the ratios are less than 20, so there exists a feasible solution.
Initial Solution:
Next, we obtain a feasible solution by back-shifting demands in the periods that is higher
than 20. Period 5 has a demand of 25 units, which is 5 units higher than the maximum order
size. The 5 units of excess is back-shifted to period 4, yielding a modified requirement
schedule: r = (2, 12, 4, 8, 20, 20, 20, 5, 10, 20, 5, 20). This is a feasible schedule and the
relevant data is shown in the following table:
Month
r'
c
y
Excess cap.

1
2
20
2
18

2
12
20
12
8

3
4
20
4
16

4
8
20
8
12

5
20
20
20
0

6
20
20
20
0

7
20
20
20
0

8
5
20
5
15

9
10
20
10
10

10
20
20
20
0

11
5
20
5
15

12
20
20
20
0

Improvement Steps:
Starting from the last period, consider shifting the demand to earlier periods:
From Period
12
12

To Period
11
9

Shift demand Additional Holding cost

15
= (12-11)(15)(1) = 15
5
= (12-9)(5)(1) = 15

The saving in setup cost of $40 is greater than the additional holding costs.
Month
r'
C

1
2
20

2
12
20

3
4
20

4
8
20

5
20
20

6
20
20

7
20
20

8
5
20

9
10
20
15

10
20
20

11
5
20
20

12
20
20
0

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Y
Excess cap.

Homework 4 Solution

12

20

20

20

18

16

12

15

10
5
10

20
0

5
0
15

20
0

Shifting demands in period 11 to earlier periods does not result in a saving, but period 10
does.
From Period
10
10

To Period
9
8

Shift demand Additional Holding cost

5
= (10-9)(5)(1) = 5
15
= (10-8)(15)(1) = 30

Again, the saving in setup cost of $40 is greater than the additional holding costs.
Month
r'
c

Excess cap.

1
2
20

2
12
20

3
4
20

4
8
20

5
20
20

6
20
20

7
20
20

8
5
20

12

20

20

20

20
5

18

16

12

0
15

9
10
20
20
15
10
0
5
10

10
20
20

11
5
20

12
20
20

0
20

20
5

0
20

0
15

Backshifting demands from periods 9, 8, 7, 6, or 5 does not result in a saving.

The next improvement step comes in period 4.
From Period
4
Month
r'
c

Excess cap.

To Period
3

Shift demand Additional Holding cost

8
= (4-3)(8)(1) = 8

1
2
20

2
12
20

3
4
20

4
8
20

5
20
20

6
20
20

7
20
20

8
5
20

12

12
4

0
8

20

20

20

20
5

8
16

20
12

0
15

18

9
10
20
20
15
10
0
5
10

10
20
20

11
5
20

12
20
20

0
20

20
5

0
20

20
0

0
15

20
0

10
20
20

11
5
20

12
20
20

20

Finally, backshift demands from period 3 as follows:

From Period
3
3
Month
r'
c

To Period
2
1

Shift demand Additional Holding cost

8
= (3-2)(8)(1) = 8
4
= (3-1)(4)(1) = 8

1
2
20

2
12
20

20

3
4
20
0
12

4
8
20
0

5
20
20

6
20
20

7
20
20

8
5
20
20

9
10
20
20
15

10

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y

Excess cap.

12

14
18

0
8

Homework 4 Solution
4
20
8
16

20

20

20

20
12

0
15

10
0
5
10

20

20

20
0

0
15

20
0

The capacitated solution is y =(6, 20, 0, 0, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 0, 20, 0)
50.
b) Using POQ, one will never order in periods in which there is positive inventory, which we
know from the results of section 3 is optimal. Hence, this method is likely to be better than
simple EOQ.
c) This method orders a fixed number of periods of supply and ignores the magnitudes of the
requirements. The three heuristic methods we discussed (S/M, PPB, and LUC) do take the
sizes of demands into account and for that reason are more likely to yield lower cost
solutions. However, the computations are simpler with this method.
d) From problem 17, we have
EOQ = 599
ri = 1615 which gives = 1615/6 = 269.17
P = EOQ/= 599/269.17 = 2.23
which we round to 2. Hence, the POQ solution is
y = (535, 0, 580, 0, 500, 0).
The cost of this solution is (3)(200)+(0.30)(200+440+200) = 852.

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