A generalization of Chu and Chung's (2004) sensitivity of the inventory model with partial backorders

In this paper, we use the elementary techniques of differential calculus to investigate the sensitivity analysis of Montgomery et al.'s [Montgomery, D.C., Bazaraa, M.S., Keswani, A.K., 1973. Inventory models with a mixture of backorders and lost sales. Naval Research Logistics Quarterly 20, 225-263] inventory model with a mixture of backorders and lost sales and generalize Chu and Chung's [Chu, P., Chung, K.J., 2004. The sensitivity of the inventory model with partial backorders. European Journal of Operational Research 152, 289-295] sensitivity analysis. We provide three numerical examples to demonstrate our findings, and remark the interpretation of the global minimum of the average annual cost at which the complete backordering occurs. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.