Non-parametric generalised newsvendor model

DOI10.1007/S10479-022-05112-5MaRDI QIDQ6099404zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Soham Ghosh, Sujay K. Mukhoti

Publication date 20 June 2023

Published in Annals of Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15865

zbMATH Keywords

Monte Carlo simulationnewsvendor problemnon-parametric estimationnonlinear optimisationstochastic programmingstrong consistency

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05) Stochastic programming (90C15)

Abstract: In classical newsvendor model, piece-wise linear shortage and excess costs are balanced out to determine the optimal order quantity. However, for critical perishable commodities, severity of the costs may be much more than linear. In this paper we discuss a generalisation of the newsvendor model with piece-wise polynomial cost functions to accommodate their severity. In addition, the stochastic demand has been assumed to follow a completely unknown probability distribution. Subsequently, non-parametric estimator of the optimal order quantity has been developed from a random polynomial type estimating equation using a random sample on demand. Strong consistency of the estimator has been proven when the true optimal order quantity is unique. The result has been extended to the case where multiple solutions for optimal order quantity are available. Probability of existence of the estimated optimal order quantity has been studied through extensive simulation experiments. Simulation results indicate that the non-parametric method provides robust yet efficient estimator of the optimal order quantity in terms of mean square error.

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