A diagnostics design decision model for products under warranty

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 230-240

  Liu, Zhi Jie ^a   Chen, Wei ^b   Huang, Hong Zhong ^c   Yang, Bo ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Diagnostics design; Product design; Uncertainty analysis; Warranty

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTICS DESIGN; PRODUCT SERVICE; WARRANTY COSTS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 34250813144     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.12.050     Document Type: Article

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