Collaboration of Single-Manufacturer Multi-Buyer Inventory Status With Credit Option Under Fuzzy Demand

Abstract

In this paper, a coordinated single-manufacturer and multiple heterogeneous buyers inventory model under fuzzy demand is developed. Here two cases are considered: (i) ex-site delivery case considers manufacturer dominance where manufacturer produce items and delivers to the group of heterogeneous buyers at common replenishment time through common shipment, (ii) ex-factory delivery case considers buyer's dominance. Fuzzy set theory is used to handle the uncertainty in the demand variable. The model is analyzed using triangular membership function. Both models are illustrated with suitable numerical example.