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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2004.06.029 Byline: Hung-Chi Chang (a), Liang-Yuh Ouyang (b), Kun-Shan Wu (c), Chia-Huei Ho (d) Keywords: Inventory; Integrated model; Lead time reduction; Ordering cost reduction Abstract: This study deals with the lead time and ordering cost reduction problem in the single-vendor single-buyer integrated inventory model. We consider that buyer lead time can be shortened at an extra crashing cost which depends on the lead time length to be reduced and the ordering lot size. Additionally, buyer ordering cost can be reduced through further investment. Two models are presented in this study. The first model assumes that the ordering cost reduction has no relation to lead time crashing. The second model assumes that the lead time and ordering cost reduction are interacted. An iterative procedure is developed to find the optimal solution and numerical examples are presented to illustrate the results of the proposed models. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Logistics Engineering and Management, National Taichung Institute of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan (b) Department of Management Sciences and Decision Making, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei, 25137 Taiwan (c) Department of Business Administration, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan (d) Graduate Institute of Management Sciences, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan Article History: Received 28 May 2003; Accepted 16 June 2004

Solution for lead time and ordering cost problem of buyer in a single-vendor single buyer integrated inventory model is evaluated.

This study uses a service quality model consisting of six service quality dimensions to measure the attractiveness of a destination and their impact on customers’ loyalty intention to a tourist destination. We find that the dimensions representing destination attractiveness have a stronger impact on visitor loyalty intention than the dimensions representing retail attributes. Because the current literature has infrequently investigated the concepts of important service quality of tourist retail service that exhibit characteristics of both retail and tourist attractions, this study explores these concepts and attempts to fill this gap. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Recently, Konstantaras et al. (2007, Economic ordering policy for an item with imperfect quality subject to the in-house inspection. Int. J. Syst. Sci., 38, 473–482) presented an economic order quantity model with imperfect quality subject to in-house inspection. In their study, two options for handling defectives were proposed. The first option considered the defective items to be sold at a lower price and the second considered the defective items to be reworked to an acceptable quality standard to meet demand. Their inventory model is interesting and valuable, but the process for evaluating the expected profit per unit time for the first option can be improved. The main purpose of this paper is to offer an alternative approach for the model, where we apply a renewal reward theorem to calculate the expected profit per unit time and solve the model without derivatives. Numerical examples are provided to show the solution procedure. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]