The effect of lifetime buys on warranty repair operations

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 790-803

  Sahyouni, K ^a   Savaskan, R C ^b   Daskin, M S ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inventory; Logistics; Repair

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURE; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

DEFECTIVE ITEMS; GAIN INSIGHT; INVENTORY; INVENTORY HOLDING; REPAIR OPERATIONS; REPLACEMENT COSTS; SPARE PARTS INVENTORIES; WARRANTY REPAIRS;

REPAIR;

EID: 77950585592     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2008.143     Document Type: Article

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