A continuous time inventory model

Abstract

This paper discusses an optimization problem arising in the theory of inventory control. Much of the previous work in this field has been focused on the Arrow-Harris-Marschak model, [1], [2], in which the inventory level can be modified only at the instants of discrete time. Here, we shall be concerned with a continuous time analogue of the model, in an attempt to avoid the difficulties experienced in solving the basic integral equations. The approach was suggested by recent investigations of a statistical decision problem, [3], [5], which exploited the advantages of a continuous treatment. Although the ideas discussed here are relatively straightforward and involve strong assumptions as to the behavior of the inventory, the explicit character of the optimal policy is encouraging and particular solutions might nevertheless provide useful restocking procedures.

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