An Inventory Model for Local Dealers of Fertilizers

Abstract

The study was undertaken to adopt a single item static inventory model for local dealers of fertilizers to facilitate continuous flow of fertilizer among the farmers following deterministic approach with the available data during 16 March 2008 to 15 March 2009. An attempt has been made to adopt an inventory model for fertilizer dealers of three unions of Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts so that an optimum stock of fertilizers could be known for smooth supply of fertilizers to local farmers. Optimum order quantity of urea inventory in Kharif I season was 14446 kg, 15549 kg and 13012 kg respectively for Kamardoho union (of Gaibandha), Mogolhat and Borobari unions (of Lalmonirhat). The optimum order quantity of inventory in Kharif II season was 25563 kg, 25694 kg and 26018 kg, respectively for Kamardoho, Mogolhat and Borobari union. Optimum order quantity in Rabi season was found 26693 kg, 30018 kg and 26514 kg, respectively, for Kamardoho, Mogolhat and Borobari union. The optimum cycle length of urea inventory in Kharif I season was 19 days, 19 days and 23 days for Kamardoho, Mogolhat and Borobari union, respectively. Again, optimum cycle length of inventory in Kharif II season was found at 11 days, 12 days and 12 days, respectively for Kamardoho, Mogolhat and Borobari union. Optimum cycle length of urea inventory in Rabi season was found as to be 10 days, 10 days and 11 days, respectively for Kamardoho, Mogolhat and Borobari union.