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The central aim is to develop a production control strategy that minimizes costs while satisfying customer demands for perishable goods in stochastic manufacturing systems.

March 5, 2026Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

An optimal production control for stochastic manufacturing systems under perishable products

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ZHZied Hajej AGAli GharbiÉcole de Technologie Supérieure

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Develops a strategy to minimize costs in manufacturing perishable goods, suggesting implications for operational efficiency.

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The central aim is to develop a production control strategy that minimizes costs while satisfying customer demands for perishable goods in stochastic manufacturing systems.
Developed a stochastic production control model for perishable goods under random demand and machine unreliability.
Integrated costs related to production, inventory, shortages, and disposals into a unified framework.
Employed numerical optimization to find optimal production rates and inventory levels.
Conducted sensitivity analyses to evaluate impacts of shelf-life variability and demand fluctuations.
The proposed model effectively minimizes total operational costs and maintains a desired service level.
Dynamic adjustments to production based on machine status and inventory age lead to reduced shortages and waste.
Shelf-life duration and demand variability significantly influence optimal production and inventory decisions.

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Hajej et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91d8dd6127c7a504c06da https://doi.org/10.1108/jqme-09-2025-0111

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