Research Article
Inventory and Production Dynamics in a Discrete-Time Vendor-Managed Inventory Supply Chain System
Table 1
The comparison between simulation results and theoretical results for the retailer subsystem.
| Groups | Parameter values | Theoretical results | Simulation results | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10 | 40 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | -160 | 200 | 360 | 0.57 | 0.99 | 128.30 | -27.11 | 10 | 80 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | -360 | 420 | 780 | 0.52 | 0.97 | 265.67 | -63.48 | 10 | 120 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | -560 | 640 | 1200 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 372.84 | -125.67 |
| | 10 | 40 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | -180 | 120 | 300 | 0.58 | 0.43 | -60.96 | 64.32 | 10 | 40 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | -100 | 260 | 360 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 185.89 | 7.28 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 1.5 | 2 | -180 | 300 | 480 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 298.74 | 98.37 |
| | 10 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -100 | 260 | 360 | 1.00 | 0.48 | 44.30 | -40.93 | 10 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -180 | 300 | 480 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 199.87 | 19.29 | 10 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -420 | 420 | 840 | 0.16 | 1.00 | 307.03 | 17.53 |
| | 10 | 40 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | -220 | 200 | 420 | 0.43 | 0.81 | 101.57 | -53.32 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | -340 | 200 | 540 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 72.70 | -108.38 | 10 | 40 | 4 | 1.5 | 7 | -460 | 200 | 660 | 0.565 | 0.01 | 22.90 | -173.32 |
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