Market share and warranty costs for renewable warranty programs

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 155-168

  Mitra, Amitava ^a   Patankar, Jayprakash G ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear pro rata rebate; Lump sum rebate; Market share; Product price; Warranty costs; Warranty period

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LINEAR PRO RATA REBATE; LUMP SUM REBATE; PRODUCT FAILURE; WARRANTY PERIOD;

MARKETING;

EID: 0031167841     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(97)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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