A model for maintenance service contract design, negotiation and optimization

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 239-246

  Wang, Wenbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay time; Inspection; Maintenance; Reliability; Repair; Service contract

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT DESIGN; DEFENSE SECTORS; DELAY TIME; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; MAINTENANCE SERVICES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS; OUTSOURCED MAINTENANCE; SERVICE CONTRACT; SERVICE PROVIDER;

CONTRACTS; INSPECTION; OPTIMIZATION;

REPAIR;

EID: 70249124645     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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