A profit-maximizing economic lot scheduling problem with price optimization

The economic lot scheduling problem (ELSP) is a well known problem that focuses on scheduling the production of multiple items on a single machine such that inventory and setup costs are minimized. In this paper, we extend the ELSP to include price optimization with the objective to maximize profits. A solution approach based on column generation is provided and shown to produce very close to optimal results with short solution times on a set of test problems. The results are discussed and recommendations for further research are provided. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.