Accession Number:

AD0728394

Title:

Optimal Vendor Selection with a Total Capacity Requirement,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON D C PROGRAM IN LOGISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Falk,James E.

Report Date:

1971-06-07

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

Abstract:

The problem of selecting vendors in such a way that the total cost is minimized subject to satisfying minimal production requirements is considered. A further restriction requiring that the vendors selected by an optimal policy have a total production capability exceeding a given amount is imposed. The problem is interpreted as a combinatorial problem and a search and elimination procedure for its solution is presented. Author

Descriptors:

• *ARMY PROCUREMENT
• *MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING
• OPTIMIZATION
• NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING
• SET THEORY
• INVENTORY CONTROL
• PRODUCTION CONTROL

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE