We consider scheduling a single server in a two-class M/M/1 queueing system with finite buffers subject to holding costs and rejection costs for rejected jobs. We use dynamic programming to investigate the structural properties of optimal policies. Provided that the delay of serving a job is...

This paper considers an assembly system where a firm produces a single product which is assembled using two types of components (component 1 and component 2). The components are provided by individual suppliers (supplier 1 and supplier 2). We assume that the firm makes different procurement...

This paper considers a two-stage supply chain that a make-to-stock facility produces a single component in anticipation of future demand and a make-to-order facility produces customized products using components with the option of to accept or reject each customer order. We address the problem...