MULTI OBJECTIVE FUZZY INVENTORY MODEL WITH DETERIORATION, PRICE AND TIME DEPENDENT DEMAND AND TIME DEPENDENT HOLDING COST

 

Satya Kumar Das

Govt. General Degree College at Gopiballavpur-II, India

E-mail: satyakrdasmath75@gmail.com

 

Sahidul Islam

University of Kalyani, India

E-mail: sahidul.math@gmail.com

 

Submission: 6/25/2019

Revision: 9/18/2019

Accept: 10/2/2019

 

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we have formulated an inventory model with time dependent holding cost, selling price as well as time dependent demand. Multi-item inventory model has been considered under limitation on storage space. Due to uncertainty all the require cost parameters are taken as generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number. Our proposed multi-objective inventory model has been solved by using fuzzy programming techniques which are FNLP, FAGP, WFNLP and WFAGP methods. A numerical example is provided to demonstrate the application of the model. Finally to illustrate the model and sensitivity analysis and graphical representation have been shown.

Keywords: Inventory, Deterioration, Multi-item, Generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number, Fuzzy programming technique.

1.       INTRODUCTION

            Inventory model deals with decisions that minimize the total average cost or maximize the total average profit. In that way to construct a real life mathematical inventory model on base on various assumptions, notations and approximations.

            In ordinary inventory system inventory costs i.e set-up cost, holding cost, deterioration cost, etc. are taken fixed amount but in real life inventory system these costs are not always fixed. So consideration of fuzzy variable is more realistic and interesting.

            The inventory problems for deteriorating item such as fashionable items, electronics products, fruits, and green vegetables, and many others and the deterioration is defined as the spoilage, damage, dryness, vaporization etc. This results in decrease of usefulness of the commodity. Inventory problem for deteriorating items have been widely studied by many researchers. The economic order quantity model was first introduced in February 1913 by Harris.

            Ghare and Schrader (1963) was the first to establish an economic order quantity (EOQ) model for deteriorating items. Then Covert and Philip (1973) extended their research work by presenting a variable rate of deterioration. Later, there are many papers presented on the deteriorating inventory, such as Sridevi et al. (2010), Bhunia and Shaikh (2014), and Ghosh, Sarkar and Chaudhuri (2015) etc. Kumar, et. al (2016) presented on Optimization of Weibull deteriorating items inventory model under the effect of price and time dependent demand with partial backlogging. Yang, H.L discussed on two warehouse partial backlogging inventory model for deteriorating items under inflation.

            Yu-Chung Tsao, Gwo-Ji-Sheen (2008) studied on dynamic pricing promotion and replenishment policies for a deteriorating item under permissible delay in payments. Yang (2016) studied on two warehouse partial backlogging inventory model for deteriorating items under inflation. Liang and Zhou (2011) discussed on a two warehouse inventory model for deteriorating items under conditionally permissible delay in Payment.

            The demand of an inventory item depends on the price is the most important in real life. Therefore the inventory system should incorporate the selling price as a decision variable. Bhunia and Shaikh (2014) presented a paper on deterministic inventory model for deteriorating items with selling price dependent demand and three-parameter Weibull distributed deterioration. Alfares and  Ghaithan (2016) formulated on inventory and pricing model with price-dependent demand, time-varying holding cost, and quantity discounts.

            Shah et. al (2009) studied on a lot size inventory model for the Weibull distributed deterioration rate with discounted selling price and stock-dependent demand. Sridevi et. al (2010) discussed on Inventory model for deteriorating items with Weibull rate of replenishment and selling price dependent demand. The limitation of the space of the inventory item is the most important factor in the business management system.

            Ghosh (2015) presented a paper on a multi-item inventory model for deteriorating items in limited storage space with stock-dependent demand. Islam and Mandal (2017), discussed fuzzy E.O.Q model with constant demand and shortages in a fuzzy signomial geometric programming (FSGP) approach. Mondal et. al (2003) formulated on an inventory system of ameliorating items for price dependent demand rate.

            The concept of fuzzy set theory was first introduced by Zadeh in 1965. Afterward Zimmermann (1985) applied the fuzzy set theory concept with some useful membership functions to solve the linear programming problem with some objective functions. Then the various ordinary inventory model transformed to fuzzy versions model by various authors such as Roy and Maity (1995) presented on fuzzy inventory model with constraints.

            Islam and Roy (2006) studied on a fuzzy EPQ model with flexibility and reliability consideration and demand depended unit production cost under a space constraint. Islam and Mandal (2017) discussed on fuzzy inventory model (EOQ model) with unit production cost, time depended holding cost, without shortages under a space constrain in a fuzzy parametric geometric programming (FPGP) approach. Maity (2008) developed a paper on fuzzy inventory model with two ware house under possibility measure in fuzzy goal. Roy (2014) presented on fuzzy inventory model for deteriorating items with price dependent demand.

        In this paper, we have considered demand rate is depended on selling price as well as time and holding cost is time dependent. Multi-item inventory has been considered under limitation on storage space. Due to uncertainty all the required cost parameters are taken as generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number. The formulated multi objective inventory model has been solved by using FNLP, FAGP, WFNLP and WFAGP methods. A numerical example is considered to illustrate the model. Finally sensitivity analysis and graphical figures have been shown.

2.       MATHEMATICAL MODEL

2.1.          Notations

: Ordering cost per order for ith item.

: Holding cost per unit and per unit time for ith item.

: Deteriorating cost per unit and per unit time for ith item.

 Constant deterioration rate per unit time for the ith item.

:  The length of cycle time for ith item

 Demand rate per unit time for the ith item.

Selling price for the ith item.

 Purchasing cost for the ith item.

 Inventory level of the ith items at time t.

: The order quantity for the duration of a cycle of length  for ith item.

(): Total average profit per unit for the ith item.

: Storage space per unit time for the ith item.

: Total area of space.

: Fuzzy ordering cost per order for the ith item.

 Fuzzy deterioration rate for the ith item.

 Purchasing cost for the ith item in fuzziness.

: Storage space per unit time for the ith item in fuzziness.

: Fuzzy holding cost per unit per unit time for the ith item

: Fuzzy deteriorating cost per unit per unit time for the ith item.

: Fuzzy total average profit per unit for the ith item.

: Defuzzyfication of fuzzy ordering cost per order for the ith item.

 Defuzzyfication of fuzzy deterioration rate for the ith item.

 Defuzzyfication of fuzzy purchasing cost for the ith item.

 Defuzzyfication of fuzzy storage space per unit time for the ith item.

: Defuzzyfication of fuzzy holding cost per unit per unit time for the ith item

: Defuzzyfication of fuzzy deteriorating cost per unit per unit time for the ith item.

 Defuzzyfication of fuzzy total average profit per unit for the ith item.

2.2.          Assumptions

1. The inventory system involves multi-item.

2. The replenishment occurs instantaneously at infinite rate.

3. The lead time is negligible.

4. Shortages are not allowed.

5. Demand rate is time depended as well as selling price. It is taken as  where ,  and .

6. Deterioration rate per unit time per cycle is  for the ith item. ,  is constant.

2.3.          Model Formulation

            The inventory model for ith item is illustrated in Figure-1. During the period  the inventory level reduces due to demand rate and deterioration rate for ith item. In this time period, the inventory level is described by the differential equation-

,                                   (1)

            With boundary condition, , .

            Solving (1) we have,

                                                         (2) 

                                                                                 (3)

Figure 1: Inventory level for the ith item.

            Now we are calculating various costs for ith item as following  

i) Sales revenue  

 

ii) Purchasing cost    

iii) Inventory holding cost  

iv) Deterioration cost

v) Ordering cost

            Total average profit per unit time for  item 

    

                      (4)

            Multi-objective inventory model (MOIM) can be written as:

Max 

Subject to, ,

where     

                                                                                                                                  (5)      

and  for                                          (6)

2.4.          Fuzzy Model

Due to uncertainty, we assume all parameters as generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number (GTrFN). Let us assume,

; ;

; ;

   

;  

Then due to uncertainty, the total average profit for the ith item is given by,

(7) 

and    for .

And our MOIM problem becomes fuzzy model as

Max 

Subject to, ,

where

and    for        (8) 

3.       MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS

3.1.          Ranking fuzzy numbers with respect to their total integral value.

            Ranking fuzzy number is an important aspect of decision making in a fuzzy environment. In reality, decision-makers having different viewpoints will give different ranking outcomes under the same situation. Bortolan and Degani (1985) studied the number of methods for ranking fuzzy numbers. Liou and Wang (1992) proposed a relatively simple computation and easily understood method.

            Let  be a pre-assigned parameter which is called the degree of optimism. The graded mean value (or, total  -integer value) of generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number (GTrFN) is discussed below.

            A fuzzy number  is called generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number (GTrFN) if its membership function is given by

            The total  integer value of  is given as

, where are the left and right interval values ofrespectively. Where                                      

Now,  &                                                                         

            So the left & right interval values are

                                                       

Hence the total - integral value of    is

                                                                 

When  we obtain  which reflects an optimistic viewpoint. When we get  which reflects a pessimistic point of view. When  the total-integral value is

       (9)

            Which reflects a reasonably optimistic decision-makers perspective and is treated as the defuzzification of .  

3.2.          Fuzzy Model Using Defuzzification of Fuzzy Number.

            Using defuzzification of fuzzy number technique (9), we have the approximated values  of the GTrFN parameters .

            So the above problem reduces to

Max                   

Subject to, ,

where

and    for          (10)                                 

4.       FUZZY PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE (BASED ON MAX-MIN AND MAX-ADDITIVE OPERATORS) TO SOLVE MOIM

            Solve the MOIM (10) as a single objective using only one objective at a time and we ignoring the others. So we get the ideal solutions.

            From the above results, we find out the corresponding values of every objective function at each solution obtained. With these values the pay-off matrix can be prepared as follows:

   …. …….          

 ………………….   

                 

                                  ……             ….. …..             ………….         …………..       ………..

                                  ……            ….. …..             ………….         …………..       ………..

 

Let  and

 

            Hence  are identified,

            Therefore fuzzy linear membership functions   for the kth objective functions    respectively for are defined as follows:

 

                                                                                                     (11)

4.1.          4.1 Fuzzy non-linear programming problem (FNLP) method based on max-min operator

            Fuzzy non-linear programming problem (FNLP) is formulated as follows

Max

Subject to

                                               (12)

, 

and same constraints and restrictions as the problem  

4.2.          Fuzzy additive goal programming problem (FAGP) method based on max-additive operator

            Fuzzy additive goal programming problem (FAGP) is formulated as follows

Max 

Subject to 

,                                                  (13)

and same constraints and restrictions as the problem

            The non-linear programming problems  and  can be solved by suitable mathematical programming algorithm.

5.       WEIGHTED FUZZY PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE (BASED ON MAX-MIN AND MAX-ADDITIVE OPERATORS) TO SOLVE MOIM

            Let us consider positive weights  for each objective  where  

            Using the above membership functions  and weights  (  we formulate the following programming problems.

5.1.          Weighted fuzzy non-linear programming problem (WFNLP) method based on max-min operator

            Weighted fuzzy non-linear programming problem (WFNLP) is formulated as follows

Max                                                                                                             

Subject to,

 ,                           (14)

,

 

and same constraints and restrictions as the problem (10)

5.2.          Weighted Fuzzy additive goal programming problem (WFAGP) method based on max-additive operator

            Weighted fuzzy additive goal programming problem (WFAGP) is formulated as follows

Max                                                       

Subject to,

,                     (15)

  

and same constraints and restrictions as the problem (10)

            The non-linear programming problems  and  can be solved by suitable mathematical programming algorithm.

6.       Numerical Example

            Let us consider an inventory model which consist two items with following parameter values in proper units. Also consider the total storage area is square unit and   

Table 1: Input imprecise data for shape parameters

Item I

 

Item II

Parametric Value in Fuzzy Number

Defuzzification of fuzzy number

 

 

Parametric Value in Fuzzy Number

Defuzzification of fuzzy number

 

 

 

 

 

427.5

 

420

600

 

609.6

2.99

 

3.4875

=2.45

 

=2.6

=32.8

 

=33.2

0.02

 

0.02

38.7

 

38.25

5.005

 

4.005

Table 2: Optimal solutions of MOIM (10)

Methods

 

 

FNLP

 

18085.52

 

14482.83

FAGP

 

18081.19

 

14487.72

The above Table 2 shows that both FNLP and FAGP methods give almost same results.

The optimal solutions of the MOIM by WFNLP method with different weights are shown in table 3.

Table 3: Optimal solutions of MOIM (10) with different weights by WFNLP method

Weights

 

 

()

 

18085.53

 

14482.84

)

 

17794.61

 

14640.87

()

 

18214.18

 

14149.66

Figure 2: Profit of 1st item with respect to the different weights (WFNLP method)

Figure 3: Profit of 2nd item with respect to the different weights (WFNLP method)

Table 4: Optimal solutions of MOIM (10) with different weights by WFAGP method

Weights

 

 

()

 

18089.58

 

14497.67

)

 

18175.47

 

14205.92

()

 

17846.26

 

14603.66

 

Figure 4: Profit of 1st item with respect to the different weights (WFAGP method)

Figure 5: Profit of 2nd item with respect to the different weights (WFAGP method)

 

            From the above table 3 and table 4 shows that total profit for 1st and 2nd items in all types are almost same.

7.       SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

            In the sensitivity analysis the MOIM  is solved by using FNLP and FAGP methods for different values of are given in Table 5, 6,7 and 8 respectively. 

Table 5: Optimal solutions of MOIM by FNLP & FAGP methods for different values of

Methods

 

 

 

 

FNLP

0.02

 

18085.52

 

14482.83

0.04

 

18062.70

 

14466.73

0.06

 

18009.48

 

14399.27

0.08

 

17955.12

 

14257.89

 

 

FAGP

0.02

 

18081.19

 

14487.72

0.04

 

18060.12

 

14474.77

0.06

 

18043.72

 

14448.96

0.08

 

18006.95

 

14410.01

 

Figure 6: Sensitivity analysis for profit of 1st item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

 

Figure 7: Sensitivity analysis for profit of 2nd item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

            From the above figures 6 & 7 shows that profit of the both items is decreased when  is increased in both methods.

Table 6: Optimal solutions of MOIM (10) by FNLP & FAGP methods for different values of .

Methods

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNLP

 

 

18085.52

 

14482.83

 

 

22341.45

 

18069.17

 

 

22987.17

 

21854.66

 

 

23513.51

 

25998.57

 

 

 

 

FAGP

 

 

18081.19

 

14487.72

 

 

22371.25

 

18129.17

 

 

22967.80

 

21865.45

 

 

23589.23

 

25984.34

 

Figure 8: Sensitivity analysis for profit of 1st item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

Figure 9: Sensitivity analysis for profit of 2nd item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

            From the above figures 8 & 9 shows that profit of the both items is increased when values of   are increased in all methods.

Table 7: Optimal solutions of MOIM (10) by FNLP & FAGP methods for different values of .

Methods

 

 

FNLP

 

 

18085.02

 

14482.64

 

 

17300.56

 

13934.35

 

 

16432.94

 

13285.35

 

 

15621.16

 

12673.22

FAGP

 

 

18081.15

 

14487.65

 

 

17312.43

 

13954.35

 

 

16467.87

 

13285.47

 

 

15643.45

 

12689.28

 

 

 

Figure 10: Sensitivity analysis for profit of 1st item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

 

Figure 11: Sensitivity analysis for profit of 2nd item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

            From the above figures 10 & 11 shows that profit of the both items is decreased when   are increased in all methods.

Table 8: Optimal solutions of MOIM (10) by FNLP & FAGP for different values of    

Methods

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNLP

0.01

 

 

18085.52

 

14482.83

0.02

 

 

18110.44

 

14661.31

0.03

 

 

18277.21

 

14680.48

0.04

 

 

18315.76

 

14699.65

 

 

 

 

FAGP

0.01

 

 

18081.19

 

14487.72

0.02

 

 

18187.67

 

14657.42

0.03

 

 

18274.06

 

14678.89

0.04

 

 

18321.19

 

14696.05

Figure 12: Sensitivity analysis for profit of1st item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

Figure 13: Sensitivity analysis for profit of2nd item w.r.t.  by FNLP & FAGP methods

            From the above figures 12 & 13 shows that profit of the both items is increased when  are increased in all methods.

8.       CONCLUSIONS

            In this paper, we have developed a real life inventory model in which time dependent holding cost, selling price as well as time dependent demand. Multi-item inventory has been considered under limitation on storage space. First crisp model is formed then it transferred to the fuzzy model due to uncertainty of cost parameters. All fuzzy cost parameters are taken as generalized trapezoidal fuzzy number. The proposed multi-objective inventory model is solved by using FNLP, FAGP, WFNLP and WFAGP methods.

            In the future study, it is hoped to further incorporate the proposed model into more realistic assumption, such as probabilistic demand, introduce shortages etc. Also other type of membership functions like as triangular fuzzy number, Parabolic flat Fuzzy Number (PfFN), Parabolic Fuzzy Number (pFN) etc. can be used to form the fuzzy model.            

9.       ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

            The authors are thankful to University of Kalyani for providing financial assistance through DST-PURSE (Phase-II) Programme. The authors are grateful to the reviewers for their comments and suggestions.

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