Inventory models for fast moving spare parts subject to "sudden death" obsolescence

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-248

  Cobbaert, Koen ^a   Van Oudheusden, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

"Sudden death" obsolescence; Obsolescence risk

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ESTIMATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MACHINE COMPONENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PRODUCT LIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVITY BASED COSTING ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY; INVENTORY AUDIT; INVENTORY MODELS; MOVING SPARE PARTS; OBSOLESCENCE RISK; SUDDEN DEATH OBSOLESCENCE;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0030182564     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0925-5273(96)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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