Optimal decision rules for product recalls

Sezer, Ali Devin and Haksöz, Çağrı (2010) Optimal decision rules for product recalls. [Working Paper / Technical Report] Sabanci University ID:SU_FMAN_2010/0001

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Abstract

We consider a company that has just manufactured and sold a number of copies of a product. It is known that with a small probability, it committed a manufacturing fault that requires a recall. The company is able to observe the expiration times of the sold items whose distribution depends on whether the fault is present or absent. At the expiration of each item, an inspection takes place that may reveal the fault, if it exists. Based on this information, the company can recall the product anytime it pleases. On recall, each customer is paid back the price of the product. If the company is not able to recall before an inspection reveals the fault, it pays a fine per item sold which is assumed to be much larger than the price of the product. We compute the optimal recall time that minimizes the expected cost of recall.
Item Type: Working Paper / Technical Report
Uncontrolled Keywords: Product recall, Quality risk, Optimal stopping, Supply chain risk management
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA273-280 Probabilities. Mathematical statistics
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD0061 Risk Management
T Technology > T Technology (General) > T055.4-60.8 Industrial engineering. Management engineering > T57.6-57.97 Operations research. Systems analysis
T Technology > TS Manufactures > TS0155-194 Production management. Operations management
Divisions: Sabancı Business School
Sabancı Business School > Operations Management and Information Systems
Depositing User: Çağrı Haksöz
Date Deposited: 03 Mar 2010 09:43
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 10:48
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/13796

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