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This paper is concerned with the problem of finding an optimal replenishment policy for a finite planning horizon inventory model with time-varying demand, non-instantaneous deteriorating items and backlogging. This is formulated as a problem of solving some mixed integer non-linear program whose optimal solution delivers the frequency of orders as well as the timing of orders. The phenomena of non-instantaneous deterioration introduce a non-smoothness in the objective function which makes direct application of existing results, in the literature, not possible to the present model. A complete mathematical analysis of the problem is undertaken to overcome the non-smoothness of the objective and derive the optimal inventory policy. Uniqueness of the policy is shown under some technical conditions. Numerical results are presented for illustration.

Optimal policies for finite horizon model with time-varying demand rate, non-instantaneous deterioration and backlogging