Review of long-term warranty policies

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-472

  Rahman, Anisur ^a   Chattopadhyay, Gopinath ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long term warranty policies; Warranty cost models

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MAINTENANCE; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CUSTOMER DEMAND; SERVICING STRATEGIES; WARRANTY COST MODELS; WARRANTY POLICIES;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 33846326494     PISSN: 02175959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021759590600108X     Document Type: Article

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