An EOQ model with backorders and rejection of defective supply batches

We consider a single-echelon inventory installation under the classical EOQ (with backorders) paradigm to study the effects of supply quality on cost performance. Previous research on imperfect supply quality has focused on variants of the proportional (deterministic or random) yield problem, where supply batches are all accepted and then used, after screening any defects. In this paper we study an alternative setting where, entire supply...