Title :
The newsvendor pricing problem with supplier discounts
Author :
Zhang, Guoqing ; Shi, Jianmai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Manuf. Syst. Eng., Univ. of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We consider the constrained newsvendor pricing problem where the suppliers provide all unit quantity discounts. The problem is to determine the optimal acquisition quantities and selling prices so as to maximize the retailer´s expected profit, subject to a budget constraint. We present a mixed integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model to formulate the problem, and develop a Lagrangian based solution approach. A numerical example is presented to verify the approach.
Keywords :
integer programming; nonlinear programming; pricing; retailing; Lagrangian based solution; budget constraint; constrained newsvendor pricing problem; mixed integer nonlinear programming; optimal acquisition quantities; selling prices; supplier discounts; Defense industry; Engineering management; Information management; Lagrangian functions; Management information systems; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing systems; Pricing; Systems engineering and theory; Technology management; Newsvendor; acquisition; discount; pricing; uncertain demand;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2010 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6485-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2010.5530140