An inventory model with finite replenishment,probabilistic deterioration and permissible delay in payments

This paper develops an inventory model for deteriorating items with finite replenishment rate under a progressive payment scheme within the cycle time.In this model,the deterioration function follows a probability distribution such as a(1)uniform distribution,(2)triangular distribution or(3)beta distribution.Here,the retailer is allowed a trade-credit offer by the supplier to buy more items.This model aids in minimizing the total inventory cost of the retailer by finding the optimal cycle length,the optimal time length of replenishment and the optimal order quantity.Some theorems have been framed to characterize the optimal solutions.The necessary and sufficient conditions of the existence and uniqueness of the optimal solutions are also provided.The optimal solution of the model is illustrated with the help of numerical examples,and numerical comparisons between the three models are also given.Finally,sensitivity analysis and graphical representations are given to demonstrate the model.