The increase in cost of supplies and services is outpacing the increase in revenues at many hospitals. To address this cost increase hospitals are seeking more efficient ways to store and manage vast inventories of medical supplies. A parsimonious and efficient inventory system which we call...

This paper focuses on simultaneous resource allocation, lot-sizing, and scheduling in a multimachine, deterministic ELSP environment. We consider the problem of apportioning item production to distinct manufacturing lines with different costs and capabilities (production rates). The objective is...